Who appointed Michael Francis Urbanski?

President Barack Obama appointed Michael Francis Urbanski to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in 2011.

Was Michael Francis Urbanski appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Michael Francis Urbanski was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Michael Francis Urbanski's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Michael Francis Urbanski 94–0 on May 12, 2011.

Western District of Virginia / Appointed 2011 / Senior status since 2024

Michael Francis Urbanski

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by the Senate 94–0, Michael Francis Urbanski is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 1981. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1956 · age 70
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2011
Confirmed: 94–0
Education: College of William and Mary 1978 · University of Virginia Law 1981
Succeeded: Norman K. Moon
Succeeded by: Jasmine Hyejung Yoon

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2011	Western District of Virginia succeeded Norman K. Moon	Obama (D)	94–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 94–0 on May 12, 2011 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 70. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 94

51 D, 41 R, 2 I

Did not vote · 6

6 R

Education

College of William and Mary	A.B.	1978
University of Virginia School of Law	J.D.	1981

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Urbanski was assigned 2,566 district-court cases (1997–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 217 days across 2,216 closed cases.

Other civil matters46%

Prisoner & habeas12%

Personal-injury torts7%

Civil rights7%

Social Security6%

Contract6%

Other16%

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 264 of Urbanski’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 234 were affirmed, 14 reversed or vacated, and 16 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, Urbanski authored 6 published opinions for the court (2004–2010). Most cited: Harrison v. the Kroger Co. (7 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
2010	Harrison v. the Kroger Co.	737 F. Supp. 2d 554	7
2008	Bryant v. Yorktowne Cabinetry, Inc.	538 F. Supp. 2d 948	5
2004	United States v. Powers	318 F. Supp. 2d 339	5
2009	Billings v. Stonewall Jackson Hospital	635 F. Supp. 2d 442	2
2006	Martinsville Cable, Inc. v. Time Warner N.Y. Cable, LLC	445 F. Supp. 2d 668	1
2009	Walker v. Astrue	665 F. Supp. 2d 618	0

Showing the 6 most-cited of 6 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 Francis Urbanski?: President Barack Obama appointed Michael Francis Urbanski to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in 2011.
Was Michael Francis Urbanski appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Michael Francis Urbanski was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Michael Francis Urbanski's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Michael Francis Urbanski 94–0 on May 12, 2011.
Which court is Michael Francis Urbanski on?: Michael Francis Urbanski is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia.

Sources

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