Michael Patrick McCuskey
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, Michael Patrick McCuskey was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from St. Louis University School of Law in 1975. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1948 · age 78
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Illinois State 1970 · St. Louis Law 1975
- Succeeded
- Harold Albert Baker
- Succeeded by
- Colin Stirling Bruce
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Central District of Illinois succeeded Harold Albert Baker | Clinton (D) | 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
| Illinois State University | B.S. | 1970 |
| St. Louis University School of Law | J.D. | 1975 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, McCuskey was assigned 2,412 district-court cases (1986–2013). Median time from filing to termination: 188 days across 2,409 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 56 of McCuskey’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 45 were affirmed, 10 reversed or vacated, and 1 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, McCuskey authored 127 published opinions for the court (1998–2011). Most cited: Burwell v. Pekin Community High School District 303 (21 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Burwell v. Pekin Community High School District 303 | 213 F. Supp. 2d 917 | 21 |
| 2010 | Nuzzi v. St. George Community Consolidated School District No. 258 | 688 F. Supp. 2d 815 | 12 |
| 2000 | All America Insurance v. Broeren Russo Construction | 112 F. Supp. 2d 723 | 11 |
| 2010 | SELECTIVE INS. CO. OF S. CAROLINA v. City of Paris | 681 F. Supp. 2d 975 | 9 |
| 2005 | Ferguson v. Walker | 397 F. Supp. 2d 964 | 9 |
| 1999 | American Fire & Casualty Co. v. Broeren Russo Construction, Inc. | 54 F. Supp. 2d 842 | 8 |
| 1998 | Thomas v. L'Eggs Products, Inc. | 13 F. Supp. 2d 806 | 8 |
| 2007 | Essex Insurance v. Soy City Sock Co. | 503 F. Supp. 2d 1068 | 7 |
| 2007 | Cox v. Hartshorn | 503 F. Supp. 2d 1078 | 7 |
| 2003 | Steidl v. Walls | 267 F. Supp. 2d 919 | 7 |
| 2000 | Cincinnati Insurance v. West American Insurance | 112 F. Supp. 2d 718 | 7 |
| 2000 | United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. | 95 F. Supp. 2d 913 | 7 |
| 1998 | Woods v. Gilmore | 26 F. Supp. 2d 1093 | 7 |
| 2009 | Richardson v. Koeneman | 410 B.R. 820 | 6 |
| 2003 | Karraker v. Rent-A-Center, Inc. | 239 F. Supp. 2d 828 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 127 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 Patrick McCuskey?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Michael Patrick McCuskey to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois in 1998.
- Was Michael Patrick McCuskey appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Michael Patrick McCuskey was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Michael Patrick McCuskey's confirmation vote?
- Michael Patrick McCuskey was confirmed by voice vote on April 2, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Michael Patrick McCuskey on?
- Michael Patrick McCuskey was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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16 years on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).