P. Kevin Castel
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by voice vote, P. Kevin Castel is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from St. John's University School of Law in 1975. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1950 · age 76
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2003
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- St. John's 1972 · St. John's Law 1975
- Succeeded
- Lawrence M. McKenna
- Succeeded by
- Philip Morgan Halpern
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Southern District of New York succeeded Lawrence M. McKenna | 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
| St. John's University | B.S. | 1972 |
| St. John's University School of Law | J.D. | 1975 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Castel was assigned 4,555 district-court cases (1989–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 196 days across 4,296 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 284 of Castel’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 223 were affirmed, 37 reversed or vacated, and 24 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, Castel authored 98 published opinions for the court (2004–2012). Most cited: GoSmile, Inc. v. Dr. Jonathan Levine, DMDPC (247 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | GoSmile, Inc. v. Dr. Jonathan Levine, DMDPC | 769 F. Supp. 2d 630 | 247 |
| 2010 | In Re Bank of America Corp. Securities, Derivative, & Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Litigation | 757 F. Supp. 2d 260 | 176 |
| 2007 | Goonewardena v. New York | 475 F. Supp. 2d 310 | 91 |
| 2011 | Mabry v. Neighborhood Defender Service | 769 F. Supp. 2d 381 | 67 |
| 2010 | Cohen v. Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. | 686 F. Supp. 2d 317 | 57 |
| 2011 | Gelber v. Stryker Corp. | 788 F. Supp. 2d 145 | 40 |
| 2010 | Ed Ex Rel. Vd v. Tuffarelli | 692 F. Supp. 2d 347 | 30 |
| 2006 | Bishop v. TOYS\ | 414 F. Supp. 2d 385 | 30 |
| 2011 | GMA Accessories, Inc. v. BOP, LLC | 765 F. Supp. 2d 457 | 28 |
| 2008 | Caudle v. Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby, Inc. | 580 F. Supp. 2d 273 | 27 |
| 2006 | Newbro v. Freed | 409 F. Supp. 2d 386 | 27 |
| 2010 | Issac v. City of New York | 701 F. Supp. 2d 477 | 26 |
| 2009 | Winston v. VERIZON SERVICES CORP. | 633 F. Supp. 2d 42 | 26 |
| 2004 | Strange Music, Inc. v. Strange Music, Inc. | 326 F. Supp. 2d 481 | 26 |
| 2007 | Bell v. South Bay European Corp. | 486 F. Supp. 2d 257 | 25 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 98 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 P. Kevin Castel?
- President George W. Bush appointed P. Kevin Castel to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2003.
- Was P. Kevin Castel appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- P. Kevin Castel was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was P. Kevin Castel's confirmation vote?
- P. Kevin Castel was confirmed by voice vote on September 17, 2003. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is P. Kevin Castel on?
- P. Kevin Castel is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: US Department of Commerce Office of General Counsel Commercial Law Development Program (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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22 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).