Martin Karl Reidinger
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2007 and confirmed by voice vote, Martin Karl Reidinger is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. He earned a law degree from University of North Carolina School of Law in 1984. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1958 · age 68
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2007
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of North Carolina 1981 · University of North Carolina Law 1984
- Succeeded
- Graham Calder Mullen
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Western District of North Carolina succeeded Graham Calder Mullen | G.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
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Reidinger was assigned 2,637 district-court cases (1991–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 198 days across 2,110 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 507 of Reidinger’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 443 were affirmed, 33 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, Reidinger authored 23 published opinions for the court (2007–2011). Most cited: Durkee v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (30 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Durkee v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 765 F. Supp. 2d 742 | 30 |
| 2009 | Neves v. Neves | 637 F. Supp. 2d 322 | 27 |
| 2010 | Irwin Industrial Tool Co. v. Worthington Cylinders Wisconsin, LLC | 747 F. Supp. 2d 568 | 26 |
| 2008 | Horne v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. | 541 F. Supp. 2d 768 | 15 |
| 2011 | Bonham v. WOLF CREEK ACADEMY | 767 F. Supp. 2d 558 | 13 |
| 2010 | Moseley v. FILLMORE CO., LTD. | 725 F. Supp. 2d 549 | 10 |
| 2011 | Klopfer v. Queens Gap Mountain, LLC | 816 F. Supp. 2d 281 | 7 |
| 2008 | Precision Components, Inc. v. C.W. Bearing USA, Inc. | 630 F. Supp. 2d 635 | 7 |
| 2008 | Keever v. Gallagher (In Re Gallagher) | 388 B.R. 694 | 7 |
| 2009 | Lance Mfg., LLC v. VOORTMAN COOKIES LTD. | 617 F. Supp. 2d 424 | 6 |
| 2007 | Davis v. Trans Union, LLC | 526 F. Supp. 2d 577 | 6 |
| 2010 | Borgwarner, Inc. v. Honeywell International, Inc. | 750 F. Supp. 2d 596 | 5 |
| 2010 | BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC SAFETY, INC. v. Ashe | 712 F. Supp. 2d 440 | 3 |
| 2010 | Crabill v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education | 708 F. Supp. 2d 542 | 3 |
| 2010 | Madewell v. Harrah's Cherokee Smokey Mountains Casino | 730 F. Supp. 2d 485 | 2 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 23 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 Martin Karl Reidinger?
- President George W. Bush appointed Martin Karl Reidinger to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina in 2007.
- Was Martin Karl Reidinger appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Martin Karl Reidinger was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Martin Karl Reidinger's confirmation vote?
- Martin Karl Reidinger was confirmed by voice vote on September 10, 2007. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Martin Karl Reidinger on?
- Martin Karl Reidinger is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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18 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).