Mitchell S. Goldberg
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2008 and confirmed by voice vote, Mitchell S. Goldberg was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) in 1986. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1959 · age 67
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2008
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Ithaca College 1981 · Temple Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) 1986
- Succeeded
- John R. Padova
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded John R. Padova | G.W. Bush (R) | 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
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Goldberg was assigned 3,537 district-court cases (1976–2025). Median time from filing to termination: 168 days across 3,352 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 183 of Goldberg’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 158 were affirmed, 14 reversed or vacated, and 11 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, Goldberg authored 10 published opinions for the court (2009–2011). Most cited: Ruder v. Pequea Valley School District (30 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ruder v. Pequea Valley School District | 790 F. Supp. 2d 377 | 30 |
| 2010 | Rorrer v. Cleveland Steel Container | 712 F. Supp. 2d 422 | 14 |
| 2010 | In Re Diloreto | 442 B.R. 373 | 11 |
| 2011 | Heebner v. NATIONWIDE INS. ENTERPRISE | 818 F. Supp. 2d 853 | 7 |
| 2009 | Doe v. Schneider | 667 F. Supp. 2d 524 | 7 |
| 2010 | Estate of Costobile-Fulginiti v. City of Philadelphia | 719 F. Supp. 2d 521 | 6 |
| 2010 | Stewart v. Moll | 717 F. Supp. 2d 454 | 6 |
| 2011 | Pacific Employers Insurance v. AXA Belgium S.A. | 785 F. Supp. 2d 457 | 4 |
| 2009 | Somerset Industries, Inc. v. Lexington Insurance | 639 F. Supp. 2d 532 | 3 |
| 2010 | McCann v. Miller | 702 F. Supp. 2d 502 | 0 |
Showing the 10 most-cited of 10 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 Mitchell S. Goldberg?
- President George W. Bush appointed Mitchell S. Goldberg to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2008.
- Was Mitchell S. Goldberg appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Mitchell S. Goldberg was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Mitchell S. Goldberg's confirmation vote?
- Mitchell S. Goldberg was confirmed by voice vote on September 26, 2008. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Mitchell S. Goldberg on?
- Mitchell S. Goldberg was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: USDCEDPA (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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16 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).