Morton Aaron Brody
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991 and confirmed by voice vote, Morton Aaron Brody was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. He earned a law degree from University of Chicago Law School in 1958. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1933–2000
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1991
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Bates College 1955 · University of Chicago Law School 1958
- Succeeded by
- George Z. Singal
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | District of Maine | G.H.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
| Bates College | B.A. | 1955 |
| University of Chicago Law School | J.D. | 1958 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Brody was assigned 1,422 district-court cases (1988–2000). Median time from filing to termination: 170 days across 1,422 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.
In our data, Brody authored 134 published opinions for the court (1991–2000). Most cited: Braverman v. Penobscot Shoe Co. (57 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Braverman v. Penobscot Shoe Co. | 859 F. Supp. 596 | 57 |
| 1999 | Doe v. School Administrative District No. 19 | 66 F. Supp. 2d 57 | 45 |
| 1996 | Soileau v. Guilford of Maine, Inc. | 928 F. Supp. 37 | 36 |
| 1996 | Nelson v. University of Maine System | 923 F. Supp. 275 | 36 |
| 1996 | Comfort v. Town of Pittsfield | 924 F. Supp. 1219 | 36 |
| 1992 | Mullens v. United States | 785 F. Supp. 216 | 31 |
| 1999 | Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. | 62 F. Supp. 2d 152 | 29 |
| 1999 | Tobin v. University of Maine System | 59 F. Supp. 2d 87 | 29 |
| 1995 | Carey v. Mt. Desert Island Hospital | 910 F. Supp. 7 | 27 |
| 1998 | Barker v. International Paper Co. | 993 F. Supp. 10 | 22 |
| 1993 | Central Maine Power Co. v. F.J. O'Connor Co. | 838 F. Supp. 641 | 22 |
| 1996 | Wilcox v. Stratton Lumber, Inc. | 921 F. Supp. 837 | 21 |
| 1995 | Abbott v. Bragdon | 912 F. Supp. 580 | 21 |
| 1995 | Caldwell v. Federal Express Corp. | 908 F. Supp. 29 | 19 |
| 1995 | Quiron v. LN Violette Co. Inc. | 897 F. Supp. 18 | 19 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 134 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 Morton Aaron Brody?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Morton Aaron Brody to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine in 1991.
- Was Morton Aaron Brody appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Morton Aaron Brody was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Morton Aaron Brody's confirmation vote?
- Morton Aaron Brody was confirmed by voice vote on July 18, 1991. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Morton Aaron Brody on?
- Morton Aaron Brody was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. District Court for the District of Maine (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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8 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).