Michael Joseph Reagan
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 2000 and confirmed by voice vote, Michael Joseph Reagan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from St. Louis University School of Law in 1980. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1954 · age 72
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 2000
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Bradley 1976 · St. Louis Law 1980
- Succeeded by
- Stephen Patrick McGlynn
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Southern District of Illinois | 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
| Bradley University | B.S. | 1976 |
| St. Louis University School of Law | J.D. | 1980 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Reagan was assigned 3,570 district-court cases (1993–2019). Median time from filing to termination: 254 days across 3,570 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 113 of Reagan’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 87 were affirmed, 13 reversed or vacated, and 13 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, Reagan authored 34 published opinions for the court (2000–2011). Most cited: Jaeger v. Clear Wing Productions, Inc. (14 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Jaeger v. Clear Wing Productions, Inc. | 465 F. Supp. 2d 879 | 14 |
| 2003 | United States v. Illinois Power Co. | 245 F. Supp. 2d 951 | 14 |
| 2006 | Buller Trucking Co. v. Owner Operator Independent Driver Risk Retention Group, Inc. | 461 F. Supp. 2d 768 | 11 |
| 2010 | Walsh Chiropractic, Ltd. v. StrataCare, Inc. | 752 F. Supp. 2d 896 | 8 |
| 2010 | Globaleyes Telecommunications, Inc. v. Verizon North, Inc. | 425 B.R. 481 | 7 |
| 2006 | Buller v. Owner Operator Independent Driver Risk Retention Group, Inc. | 461 F. Supp. 2d 757 | 6 |
| 2001 | In Re Connors | 273 B.R. 764 | 6 |
| 2009 | Spivey v. ADAPTIVE MARKETING, LLC | 660 F. Supp. 2d 940 | 5 |
| 2005 | Graham v. McGrath | 363 F. Supp. 2d 1030 | 5 |
| 2004 | Rains v. PPG Industries, Inc. | 361 F. Supp. 2d 829 | 5 |
| 2008 | Rittenhouse v. Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University | 628 F. Supp. 2d 887 | 4 |
| 2009 | Smith v. Frazier | 421 B.R. 513 | 3 |
| 2008 | Loch v. BOARD OF EDUC. OF EDWARDSVILLE | 573 F. Supp. 2d 1072 | 3 |
| 2001 | Waeltz v. Delta Pilots Retirement Plan | 137 F. Supp. 2d 1091 | 3 |
| 2011 | Riley-Jackson v. Casino Queen, Inc. | 776 F. Supp. 2d 815 | 2 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 34 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 Joseph Reagan?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Michael Joseph Reagan to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in 2000.
- Was Michael Joseph Reagan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Michael Joseph Reagan 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 Joseph Reagan's confirmation vote?
- Michael Joseph Reagan was confirmed by voice vote on October 3, 2000. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Michael Joseph Reagan on?
- Michael Joseph Reagan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern 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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18 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).