Who appointed Michael W. Mosman?

President George W. Bush appointed Michael W. Mosman to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in 2003.

Was Michael W. Mosman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Michael W. Mosman 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 W. Mosman's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Michael W. Mosman 93–0 on September 25, 2003.

District of Oregon / Appointed 2003 / Senior status since 2021

Michael W. Mosman

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by the Senate 93–0, Michael W. Mosman is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. He earned a law degree from Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1984. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1956 · age 70
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2003
Confirmed: 93–0
Education: Ricks College (now Brigham Young -- Idaho) 1979 · Brigham Young, J. Reuben Clark Law School 1984
Succeeded: Robert Edward Jones
Succeeded by: Adrienne Camille Nelson

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2003	District of Oregon succeeded Robert Edward Jones	G.W. Bush (R)	93–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 93–0 on September 25, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 367. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 93

44 D, 48 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 7

4 D, 3 R

Education

Ricks College (now Brigham Young University -- Idaho)	A.B.	1979
Utah State University	B.S.	1981
Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School	J.D.	1984

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Mosman was assigned 2,999 district-court cases (1981–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 210 days across 2,803 closed cases.

Prisoner & habeas17%

Other civil matters16%

Civil rights15%

Contract9%

Other federal statutes7%

Labor & ERISA7%

Other28%

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 299 of Mosman’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 199 were affirmed, 69 reversed or vacated, and 31 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, Mosman authored 55 published opinions for the court (2004–2011). Most cited: Harden v. Commissioner Social Security Administration (17 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
2007	Harden v. Commissioner Social Security Administration	497 F. Supp. 2d 1214	17
2006	Educational Credit Management Corp. v. DeGroot	339 B.R. 201	15
2006	Doe v. Holy See	434 F. Supp. 2d 925	12
2004	VOICE STREAM PCS I, LLC v. City of Hillsboro	301 F. Supp. 2d 1251	12
2011	Beyer v. Bank of America	800 F. Supp. 2d 1157	11
2004	Tillamook Country Smoker, Inc. v. Tillamook County Creamery Ass'n	311 F. Supp. 2d 1023	11
2004	Legacy Wireless Services, Inc. v. Human Capital, L.L.C.	314 F. Supp. 2d 1045	10
2010	Jane Doe 130 v. Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon	717 F. Supp. 2d 1120	9
2009	THUNDERBIRD HOTELS, LLC v. City of Portland	670 F. Supp. 2d 1164	9
2008	Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc. v. Schafer	624 F. Supp. 2d 1253	9
2011	Benz v. WEST LINN PAPER COMPANY	803 F. Supp. 2d 1231	7
2005	United States v. Ankeny	358 F. Supp. 2d 998	6
2004	Daoud v. Avamere Staffing, LLC	336 F. Supp. 2d 1129	6
2008	Hedum v. Starbucks Corp.	546 F. Supp. 2d 1017	5
2006	Oregon Natural Desert Ass'n v. Rasmussen	451 F. Supp. 2d 1202	5

Showing the 15 most-cited of 55 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 W. Mosman?: President George W. Bush appointed Michael W. Mosman to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in 2003.
Was Michael W. Mosman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Michael W. Mosman 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 W. Mosman's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Michael W. Mosman 93–0 on September 25, 2003.
Which court is Michael W. Mosman on?: Michael W. Mosman is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.

Sources

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