Who appointed Michael A. Chagares?

President George W. Bush appointed Michael A. Chagares to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 2006.

Was Michael A. Chagares appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Michael A. Chagares 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 A. Chagares's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Michael A. Chagares 98–0 on April 4, 2006.

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Michael A. Chagares

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006 and confirmed by the Senate 98–0, Michael A. Chagares is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He earned a law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1987. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1962 · age 64
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2006
Confirmed: 98–0
Education: Gettysburg College 1984 · Seton Hall Law 1987
Succeeded: Michael Chertoff

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2006	Third Circuit succeeded Michael Chertoff	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 4, 2006 · 109th Congress, Roll Call 86. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 98

43 D, 54 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 2

1 D, 1 R

Thad Cochran(R-MS)
Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)

Education

Gettysburg College	B.A.	1984
Seton Hall University School of Law	J.D.	1987

Judicial Record

In our data, Chagares authored 1 published opinion for the court (2010). Most cited: Government of the Virgin Islands v. Lewis (88 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2010	Government of the Virgin Islands v. Lewis	620 F.3d 359	88

Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 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 A. Chagares?: President George W. Bush appointed Michael A. Chagares to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 2006.
Was Michael A. Chagares appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Michael A. Chagares 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 A. Chagares's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Michael A. Chagares 98–0 on April 4, 2006.
Which court is Michael A. Chagares on?: Michael A. Chagares is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Sources

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20 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).