Who appointed Nora Barry Fischer?

President George W. Bush appointed Nora Barry Fischer to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 2007.

Was Nora Barry Fischer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Nora Barry Fischer was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Nora Barry Fischer's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Nora Barry Fischer 96–0 on February 14, 2007.

Western District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 2007 / Senior status since 2019

Nora Barry Fischer

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

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2007 and confirmed by the Senate 96–0, Nora Barry Fischer is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. She earned a law degree from Notre Dame Law School in 1976. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1951 · age 75
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2007
Confirmed: 96–0
Education: St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana 1973 · Notre Dame Law School 1976
Succeeded: Robert J. Cindrich
Succeeded by: William Scott Hardy

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2007	Western District of Pennsylvania succeeded Robert J. Cindrich	G.W. Bush (R)	96–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 96–0 on February 14, 2007 · 110th Congress, Roll Call 47. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 96

46 D, 48 R, 2 I

Did not vote · 4

3 D, 1 R

Education

St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana	B.A.	1973
Notre Dame Law School	J.D.	1976

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Fischer was assigned 2,484 district-court cases (1992–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 144 days across 2,364 closed cases.

Civil rights25%

Other civil matters18%

Contract12%

Labor & ERISA11%

Other federal statutes9%

Personal-injury torts7%

Other19%

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 227 of Fischer’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 187 were affirmed, 24 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, Fischer authored 26 published opinions for the court (2008–2011). Most cited: Van Tassel v. Lawrence County Domestic Relations Section (34 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
2009	Van Tassel v. Lawrence County Domestic Relations Section	659 F. Supp. 2d 672	34
2008	Whole Enchilada, Inc. v. Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America	581 F. Supp. 2d 677	26
2010	Pritchard v. Dow Agro Sciences	705 F. Supp. 2d 471	18
2009	Harris v. Kellogg, Brown & Root Services, Inc.	618 F. Supp. 2d 400	18
2011	Burns v. Alexander	776 F. Supp. 2d 57	17
2008	Tegg Corp. v. Beckstrom Electric Co.	650 F. Supp. 2d 413	16
2009	Whittaker v. County of Lawrence	674 F. Supp. 2d 668	15
2010	Dreshman v. Henry Clay Villa	733 F. Supp. 2d 597	13
2011	Corso v. Walker	449 B.R. 838	11
2010	United States v. Hardy	707 F. Supp. 2d 597	11
2010	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hussey Copper Ltd.	696 F. Supp. 2d 505	11
2010	Jackson v. City of Pittsburgh	688 F. Supp. 2d 379	11
2009	Internal Revenue Service of the Department of the Treasury of the United States v. Johnson	415 B.R. 159	10
2011	Project Vote v. Kelly	805 F. Supp. 2d 152	8
2009	Malone v. ECONOMY BOROUGH MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY	669 F. Supp. 2d 582	8

Showing the 15 most-cited of 26 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 Nora Barry Fischer?: President George W. Bush appointed Nora Barry Fischer to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 2007.
Was Nora Barry Fischer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Nora Barry Fischer was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Nora Barry Fischer's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Nora Barry Fischer 96–0 on February 14, 2007.
Which court is Nora Barry Fischer on?: Nora Barry Fischer is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Sources

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