Who appointed Michael M. Baylson?

President George W. Bush appointed Michael M. Baylson to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2002.

Was Michael M. Baylson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Michael M. Baylson 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. Baylson's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Michael M. Baylson 98–0 on April 30, 2002.

Eastern District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 2002 / Senior status since 2012

Michael M. Baylson

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by the Senate 98–0, Michael M. Baylson is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1964. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1939 · age 87
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2002
Confirmed: 98–0
Education: University of Pennsylvania 1961 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1964
Succeeded: Robert F. Kelly
Succeeded by: Wendy Beetlestone

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2002	Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Robert F. Kelly	G.W. Bush (R)	98–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 98–0 on April 30, 2002 · 107th Congress, Roll Call 98. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 98

49 D, 48 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 2

1 D, 1 R

Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
Jesse Helms(R-NC)

Education

University of Pennsylvania	B.S.	1961
University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School)	LL.B.	1964

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Baylson was assigned 4,688 district-court cases (1992–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 216 days across 4,497 closed cases.

Personal-injury torts24%

Civil rights16%

Other civil matters14%

Contract10%

Prisoner & habeas9%

Other federal statutes9%

Other18%

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 231 of Baylson’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 180 were affirmed, 28 reversed or vacated, and 23 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, Baylson authored 83 published opinions for the court (2002–2011). Most cited: Colacicco v. Apotex, Inc. (52 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
2006	Colacicco v. Apotex, Inc.	432 F. Supp. 2d 514	52
2002	Douris v. Schweiker	229 F. Supp. 2d 391	51
2006	Colon v. Barnhart	424 F. Supp. 2d 805	35
2008	Ramos v. Quien	631 F. Supp. 2d 601	27
2003	Ryan v. General MacHine Products	277 F. Supp. 2d 585	27
2006	Karkut v. Target Corp.	453 F. Supp. 2d 874	26
2011	Verdier v. Borough	796 F. Supp. 2d 606	20
2003	Associates in Obstetrics & Gynecology v. Upper Merion Township	270 F. Supp. 2d 633	18
2010	Lugo v. Farmer's Pride Inc.	737 F. Supp. 2d 291	17
2006	In Re Cigna Corp. Securities Litigation	459 F. Supp. 2d 338	17
2003	Lakits v. York	258 F. Supp. 2d 401	17
2009	AFL PHILADELPHIA LLC v. Krause	639 F. Supp. 2d 512	16
2005	Rock v. Voshell	397 F. Supp. 2d 616	16
2004	Scaramuzza v. Sciolla	345 F. Supp. 2d 508	16
2003	Royal Indemnity Co. v. Security Guards, Inc.	255 F. Supp. 2d 497	16

Showing the 15 most-cited of 83 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. Baylson?: President George W. Bush appointed Michael M. Baylson to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2002.
Was Michael M. Baylson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Michael M. Baylson 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. Baylson's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Michael M. Baylson 98–0 on April 30, 2002.
Which court is Michael M. Baylson on?: Michael M. Baylson is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Sources

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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).