Maurice Mitchell Paul
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1982 and confirmed by voice vote, Maurice Mitchell Paul was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. He earned a law degree from University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) in 1960. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1932–2016
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1982
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Florida 1954 · University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) 1960
- Succeeded
- Winston Eugene Arnow
- Succeeded by
- Stephan P. Mickle
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Northern District of Florida succeeded Winston Eugene Arnow | Reagan (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
| University of Florida | B.S.B.A. | 1954 |
| University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) | LL.B. | 1960 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Paul was assigned 4,589 district-court cases (1976–2016). Median time from filing to termination: 211 days across 4,588 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 258 of Paul’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 217 were affirmed, 22 reversed or vacated, and 19 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, Paul authored 33 published opinions for the court (1983–2011). Most cited: Azar v. Hayter (44 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Azar v. Hayter | 874 F. Supp. 1314 | 44 |
| 1983 | Schmidt v. National Organization for Women | 562 F. Supp. 210 | 38 |
| 1996 | Hill v. Butterworth | 941 F. Supp. 1129 | 20 |
| 2000 | Hilliard v. Black | 125 F. Supp. 2d 1071 | 14 |
| 1997 | Solomon v. Liberty County, Fla. | 957 F. Supp. 1522 | 14 |
| 1991 | United States v. Sierer | 139 B.R. 752 | 9 |
| 1984 | City of Gainesville v. Island Creek Coal Sales Co. | 618 F. Supp. 513 | 9 |
| 1983 | Sikes v. Boone | 562 F. Supp. 74 | 9 |
| 2003 | Snowden Ex Rel. Estate of Snowden v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. | 358 F. Supp. 2d 1125 | 8 |
| 2008 | Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. King | 552 F. Supp. 2d 1309 | 7 |
| 1997 | Wood v. Callahan | 977 F. Supp. 1447 | 7 |
| 2009 | Vinson v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, FLORIDA | 672 F. Supp. 2d 1247 | 6 |
| 1995 | Zeller v. the Florida Bar | 909 F. Supp. 1518 | 6 |
| 2003 | In Re McRae | 308 B.R. 572 | 5 |
| 1996 | Mellman v. Sprint Communications Co. | 975 F. Supp. 1458 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 33 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 Maurice Mitchell Paul?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Maurice Mitchell Paul to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in 1982.
- Was Maurice Mitchell Paul appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Maurice Mitchell Paul was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Maurice Mitchell Paul's confirmation vote?
- Maurice Mitchell Paul was confirmed by voice vote on June 18, 1982. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Maurice Mitchell Paul on?
- Maurice Mitchell Paul was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Michael Dupee (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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34 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).