Marilyn L. Huff
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991 and confirmed by voice vote, Marilyn L. Huff is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. She earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1976. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1951 · age 75
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1991
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Calvin College 1972 · University of Michigan Law School 1976
- Succeeded
- William Benner Enright
- Succeeded by
- Todd Wallace Robinson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Southern District of California succeeded William Benner Enright | G.H.W. Bush (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Calvin College | B.A. | 1972 |
| University of Michigan Law School | J.D. | 1976 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Huff was assigned 5,624 district-court cases (1983–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 173 days across 5,411 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 213 of Huff’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 172 were affirmed, 27 reversed or vacated, and 14 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Huff authored 51 published opinions for the court (1991–2011). Most cited: Sycuan Band of Mission Indians v. Roache (29 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Sycuan Band of Mission Indians v. Roache | 788 F. Supp. 1498 | 29 |
| 2011 | In Re Ferrero Litigation | 794 F. Supp. 2d 1107 | 28 |
| 2007 | Jing Li v. Chertoff | 482 F. Supp. 2d 1172 | 24 |
| 2007 | Multimedia Patent Trust v. Microsoft Corp. | 525 F. Supp. 2d 1200 | 15 |
| 2009 | Lyons v. Coxcom, Inc. | 718 F. Supp. 2d 1232 | 14 |
| 2008 | Atlas v. Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. | 556 F. Supp. 2d 1142 | 14 |
| 2011 | In Re Ferrero Litigation | 768 F. Supp. 2d 1074 | 13 |
| 2008 | Grace Church of North County v. City of San Diego | 555 F. Supp. 2d 1126 | 13 |
| 2006 | Hayes v. Woodford | 444 F. Supp. 2d 1127 | 13 |
| 2000 | Provenzano v. United States | 123 F. Supp. 2d 554 | 13 |
| 1994 | Castro v. Allstate Insurance | 855 F. Supp. 1152 | 12 |
| 1993 | Riess v. Dalton | 845 F. Supp. 742 | 12 |
| 1993 | Bridge Publications, Inc. v. Vien | 827 F. Supp. 629 | 12 |
| 1994 | Saad v. Dalton | 846 F. Supp. 889 | 11 |
| 2007 | Stiefel v. Bechtel Corp. | 497 F. Supp. 2d 1138 | 10 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 51 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Marilyn L. Huff?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Marilyn L. Huff to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 1991.
- Was Marilyn L. Huff appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Marilyn L. Huff was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Marilyn L. Huff's confirmation vote?
- Marilyn L. Huff was confirmed by voice vote on May 9, 1991. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Marilyn L. Huff on?
- Marilyn L. Huff is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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35 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).