Mary Stenson Scriven
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2008 and confirmed by voice vote, Mary Stenson Scriven is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. She earned a law degree from Florida State University College of Law in 1987. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1962 · age 64
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2008
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Duke 1983 · Florida State College of Law 1987
- Succeeded
- Patricia C. Fawsett
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Middle District of Florida succeeded Patricia C. Fawsett | 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
| Duke University | B.A. | 1983 |
| Florida State University College of Law | J.D. | 1987 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Scriven was assigned 7,732 district-court cases (1983–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 202 days across 6,916 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 375 of Scriven’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 304 were affirmed, 41 reversed or vacated, and 30 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, Scriven authored 18 published opinions for the court (1998–2011). Most cited: Linville v. Ginn Real Estate Co., LLC (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Linville v. Ginn Real Estate Co., LLC | 697 F. Supp. 2d 1302 | 29 |
| 2009 | Swofford v. Eslinger | 671 F. Supp. 2d 1274 | 16 |
| 2005 | White v. Purdue Pharma, Inc. | 369 F. Supp. 2d 1335 | 8 |
| 2009 | Swofford v. Eslinger | 671 F. Supp. 2d 1289 | 6 |
| 2011 | Lebron v. Wilkins | 820 F. Supp. 2d 1273 | 5 |
| 2011 | Cuthill & Eddy, LLC v. Continental Casualty Co. | 784 F. Supp. 2d 1331 | 5 |
| 2010 | Guzman v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | 698 F. Supp. 2d 1317 | 5 |
| 2002 | Niziol v. Pasco County Dist. School Bd. | 240 F. Supp. 2d 1194 | 4 |
| 2001 | Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. R.J. Fitzgerald & Co. | 173 F. Supp. 2d 1295 | 4 |
| 2010 | Loos v. CLUB PARIS, LLC | 684 F. Supp. 2d 1328 | 3 |
| 2005 | Bogacki v. Buccaneers Ltd. Partnership | 370 F. Supp. 2d 1201 | 3 |
| 2010 | Doe v. North River Insurance | 719 F. Supp. 2d 1352 | 2 |
| 2010 | Bank of New York v. BRUNSMAN | 683 F. Supp. 2d 1300 | 2 |
| 2001 | Colon v. Environmental Technologies, Inc. | 184 F. Supp. 2d 1210 | 2 |
| 1998 | Perkins v. US Airways, Inc. | 8 F. Supp. 2d 1343 | 2 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 18 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 Stenson Scriven?
- President George W. Bush appointed Mary Stenson Scriven to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 2008.
- Was Mary Stenson Scriven appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Mary Stenson Scriven was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Mary Stenson Scriven's confirmation vote?
- Mary Stenson Scriven was confirmed by voice vote on September 26, 2008. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Mary Stenson Scriven on?
- Mary Stenson Scriven is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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17 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).