Mary M. Lisi
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by voice vote, Mary M. Lisi is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. She earned a law degree from Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) in 1977. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1950 · age 76
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1994
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Rhode Island 1972 · Temple Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) 1977
- Succeeded
- Francis Joseph Boyle
- Succeeded by
- Mary Susan McElroy
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | District of Rhode Island succeeded Francis Joseph Boyle | Clinton (D) | 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
| University of Rhode Island | B.A. | 1972 |
| Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) | J.D. | 1977 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Lisi was assigned 5,560 district-court cases (1989–2017). Median time from filing to termination: 495 days across 5,560 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 181 of Lisi’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 161 were affirmed, 13 reversed or vacated, and 7 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, Lisi authored 87 published opinions for the court (1994–2011). Most cited: United States v. Ditomasso (26 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | United States v. Ditomasso | 552 F. Supp. 2d 233 | 26 |
| 1996 | United States v. Roman | 931 F. Supp. 960 | 21 |
| 1997 | Williams v. United States (In Re Williams) | 215 B.R. 289 | 20 |
| 1996 | United States v. Rosario | 918 F. Supp. 524 | 20 |
| 2011 | SAM M. EX REL. ELLIOTT v. Chafee | 800 F. Supp. 2d 363 | 18 |
| 2007 | Vineberg v. Bissonnette | 529 F. Supp. 2d 300 | 17 |
| 1996 | TCI Cablevision of New England v. Pier House Inn, Inc. | 930 F. Supp. 727 | 15 |
| 1999 | McGlynn v. Credit Store, Inc. | 234 B.R. 576 | 14 |
| 1995 | Barry v. Mortgage Servicing Acquisition Corp. | 909 F. Supp. 65 | 14 |
| 2004 | Ferreira v. City of Pawtucket | 365 F. Supp. 2d 215 | 13 |
| 1999 | Reeves v. Alliant Techsystems, Inc. | 77 F. Supp. 2d 242 | 13 |
| 1997 | Dupres v. City of Newport, RI | 978 F. Supp. 429 | 13 |
| 1997 | Bergemann v. Rhode Island | 958 F. Supp. 61 | 11 |
| 2010 | ADP Marshall, Inc. v. NORESCO, LLC | 710 F. Supp. 2d 197 | 9 |
| 2010 | OHI Asset (CT) Lender, LLC v. Woodland Manor Improvement Ass'n Ex Rel. Shine | 687 F. Supp. 2d 12 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 87 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 Mary M. Lisi?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Mary M. Lisi to the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island in 1994.
- Was Mary M. Lisi appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Mary M. Lisi was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Mary M. Lisi's confirmation vote?
- Mary M. Lisi was confirmed by voice vote on May 6, 1994. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Mary M. Lisi on?
- Mary M. Lisi is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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32 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).