Michael M. Anello
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2008 and confirmed by voice vote, Michael M. Anello is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. He earned a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1968. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1943 · age 83
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2008
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Bowdoin College 1965 · Georgetown Law Center 1968
- Succeeded
- Napoleon A. Jones Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Robert Steven Huie
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Southern District of California succeeded Napoleon A. Jones Jr. | 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
| Bowdoin College | B.A. | 1965 |
| Georgetown University Law Center | J.D. | 1968 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Anello was assigned 2,297 district-court cases (1999–2025). Median time from filing to termination: 178 days across 2,270 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 209 of Anello’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 150 were affirmed, 42 reversed or vacated, and 17 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, Anello authored 6 published opinions for the court (2009–2012). Most cited: In Re Remec Incorporated Securities Litigation (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | In Re Remec Incorporated Securities Litigation | 702 F. Supp. 2d 1202 | 29 |
| 2010 | In Re Easysaver Rewards Litigation | 737 F. Supp. 2d 1159 | 19 |
| 2010 | Steel v. City of San Diego | 726 F. Supp. 2d 1172 | 18 |
| 2012 | VICTORIO v. Billingslea | 470 B.R. 545 | 14 |
| 2009 | R & R Sails, Inc. v. Ins. Co. of State of Pennsylvania | 610 F. Supp. 2d 1222 | 5 |
| 2010 | Sds Korea Co., Ltd. v. Sds USA, Inc. | 732 F. Supp. 2d 1062 | 2 |
Showing the 6 most-cited of 6 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 Michael M. Anello?
- President George W. Bush appointed Michael M. Anello to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 2008.
- Was Michael M. Anello appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Michael M. Anello was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Michael M. Anello's confirmation vote?
- Michael M. Anello was confirmed by voice vote on September 26, 2008. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Michael M. Anello on?
- Michael M. Anello is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Government Employee (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 Southern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).