Mark Allan Goldsmith
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and confirmed by the Senate 89–0, Mark Allan Goldsmith is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1977. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1952 · age 74
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2010
- Confirmed
- 89–0
- Education
- University of Michigan 1974 · Harvard Law School 1977
- Succeeded
- John Corbett O'Meara
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Eastern District of Michigan succeeded John Corbett O'Meara | Obama (D) | 89–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 89–0 on June 21, 2010 · 111th Congress, Roll Call 195. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 89
52 D, 35 R, 2 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Scott Brown(R-MA)
- Samuel Brownback(R-KS)
- Jim Bunning(R-KY)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Roland Burris(D-IL)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
- Byron Dorgan(D-ND)
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Russ Feingold(D-WI)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Edward Kaufman(D-DE)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- George LeMieux(R-FL)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- Blanche Lincoln(D-AR)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Arlen Specter(D-PA)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- George Voinovich(R-OH)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- James Webb(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
Did not vote · 11
5 D, 6 R
- Evan Bayh(D-IN)
- Robert Bennett(R-UT)
- Christopher Bond(R-MO)
- Robert Byrd(D-WV)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Judd Gregg(R-NH)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Education
| University of Michigan | B.A. | 1974 |
| Harvard Law School | J.D. | 1977 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Goldsmith was assigned 3,002 district-court cases (1992–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 218 days across 2,324 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 191 of Goldsmith’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 139 were affirmed, 21 reversed or vacated, and 31 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, Goldsmith authored 7 published opinions for the court (2010–2012). Most cited: Huszti v. Huszti (7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Huszti v. Huszti | 451 B.R. 717 | 7 |
| 2011 | Kolley v. ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES | 786 F. Supp. 2d 1277 | 5 |
| 2011 | United States v. Dearborn Refining Co. | 777 F. Supp. 2d 1077 | 1 |
| 2010 | McCluskey v. Belford High School | 795 F. Supp. 2d 608 | 1 |
| 2012 | Timco, LLC v. T & M Sales Agency, Inc. (In Re Timco, LLC) | 469 B.R. 688 | 0 |
| 2011 | Marin v. BLOOM ROOFING SYSTEMS, INC. | 795 F. Supp. 2d 634 | 0 |
| 2011 | United States v. Watson | 787 F. Supp. 2d 667 | 0 |
Showing the 7 most-cited of 7 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 Mark Allan Goldsmith?
- President Barack Obama appointed Mark Allan Goldsmith to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 2010.
- Was Mark Allan Goldsmith appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Mark Allan Goldsmith was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Mark Allan Goldsmith's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Mark Allan Goldsmith 89–0 on June 21, 2010.
- Which court is Mark Allan Goldsmith on?
- Mark Allan Goldsmith is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2010)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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16 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).