Nancy Torresen
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by voice vote, Nancy Torresen is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. She earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1987. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1959 · age 67
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2011
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Hope College 1981 · University of Michigan Law School 1987
- Succeeded
- David Brock Hornby
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | District of Maine succeeded David Brock Hornby | Obama (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
| Hope College | B.A. | 1981 |
| University of Michigan Law School | J.D. | 1987 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Torresen was assigned 1,193 district-court cases (1999–2025). Median time from filing to termination: 209 days across 1,013 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 169 of Torresen’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 145 were affirmed, 17 reversed or vacated, and 7 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.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Nancy Torresen?
- President Barack Obama appointed Nancy Torresen to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine in 2011.
- Was Nancy Torresen appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Nancy Torresen was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Nancy Torresen's confirmation vote?
- Nancy Torresen was confirmed by voice vote on October 3, 2011. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Nancy Torresen on?
- Nancy Torresen is 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: United States District Court for the District of Maine (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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14 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).