Paul J. Barbadoro
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 and confirmed by voice vote, Paul J. Barbadoro is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. He earned a law degree from Boston College Law School in 1980. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1955 · age 71
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1992
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Gettysburg College 1977 · Boston College Law School 1980
- Succeeded
- Shane Devine
- Succeeded by
- Samantha Dowd Elliott
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | District of New Hampshire succeeded Shane Devine | 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
| Gettysburg College | B.A. | 1977 |
| Boston College Law School | J.D. | 1980 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Barbadoro was assigned 3,677 district-court cases (1975–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 266 days across 3,561 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 Barbadoro’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 154 were affirmed, 10 reversed or vacated, and 5 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, Barbadoro authored 60 published opinions for the court (1993–2010). Most cited: Lord v. Apfel (68 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Lord v. Apfel | 114 F. Supp. 2d 3 | 68 |
| 2000 | Dagesse v. Plant Hotel N.V. | 113 F. Supp. 2d 211 | 42 |
| 1997 | United States v. Shea | 957 F. Supp. 331 | 36 |
| 2007 | In Re Tyco Intern., Ltd. Multidistrict Litigation | 535 F. Supp. 2d 249 | 32 |
| 1994 | Penney v. Town of Middleton | 888 F. Supp. 332 | 23 |
| 2003 | Gary S. v. Manchester School District | 241 F. Supp. 2d 111 | 20 |
| 1999 | Henry Ex Rel. Henry v. School Administrative Unit 29 | 70 F. Supp. 2d 52 | 20 |
| 1994 | Murphy v. Franklin Pierce Law Center | 882 F. Supp. 1176 | 18 |
| 2002 | Tremblay v. Philip Morris, Inc. | 231 F. Supp. 2d 411 | 17 |
| 2002 | In Re Tyco International, Ltd., Securities Litigation | 185 F. Supp. 2d 102 | 16 |
| 1997 | Yale v. Town of Allenstown | 969 F. Supp. 798 | 15 |
| 2007 | IMS Health Inc. v. Ayotte | 490 F. Supp. 2d 163 | 12 |
| 2000 | United States v. Tempelman | 111 F. Supp. 2d 85 | 12 |
| 1995 | Grimes v. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc. | 907 F. Supp. 33 | 11 |
| 1995 | St. Hilaire v. City of Laconia | 885 F. Supp. 349 | 10 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 60 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 Paul J. Barbadoro?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Paul J. Barbadoro to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire in 1992.
- Was Paul J. Barbadoro appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Paul J. Barbadoro 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 Paul J. Barbadoro's confirmation vote?
- Paul J. Barbadoro was confirmed by voice vote on October 8, 1992. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Paul J. Barbadoro on?
- Paul J. Barbadoro is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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33 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).