Paul D. Borman
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by voice vote, Paul D. Borman is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1962. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1939 · age 87
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1994
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Michigan 1959 · University of Michigan Law School 1962
- Succeeded
- Stewart Albert Newblatt
- Succeeded by
- Robert Jerome White
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Eastern District of Michigan succeeded Stewart Albert Newblatt | Clinton (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
| University of Michigan | B.A. | 1959 |
| University of Michigan Law School | J.D. | 1962 |
| Yale Law School | LL.M. | 1964 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Borman was assigned 5,747 district-court cases (1990–2025). Median time from filing to termination: 212 days across 5,709 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 200 of Borman’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 161 were affirmed, 25 reversed or vacated, and 14 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, Borman authored 102 published opinions for the court (1994–2011). Most cited: Proctor v. Applegate (337 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Proctor v. Applegate | 661 F. Supp. 2d 743 | 337 |
| 2001 | Perez v. Hemingway | 157 F. Supp. 2d 790 | 95 |
| 2010 | Mekani v. Homecomings Financial, LLC | 752 F. Supp. 2d 785 | 58 |
| 2011 | In Re Packaged Ice Antitrust Litigation | 779 F. Supp. 2d 642 | 52 |
| 2004 | Audi AG and Volkswagon of America, Inc. v. D'Amato | 341 F. Supp. 2d 734 | 37 |
| 1996 | Niece v. Fitzner | 922 F. Supp. 1208 | 36 |
| 1995 | Poof Toy Products, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. | 891 F. Supp. 1228 | 36 |
| 2002 | Johnson v. Smith | 219 F. Supp. 2d 871 | 28 |
| 2000 | Microsoft Corp. v. Compusource Distributors, Inc. | 115 F. Supp. 2d 800 | 26 |
| 2010 | Hawkins v. Genesys Health Systems | 704 F. Supp. 2d 688 | 25 |
| 2004 | Episcopal Student Foundation v. City of Ann Arbor | 341 F. Supp. 2d 691 | 23 |
| 1996 | Niece v. Fitzner | 941 F. Supp. 1497 | 22 |
| 2004 | Smith v. Oakland County Circuit Court | 344 F. Supp. 2d 1030 | 20 |
| 2010 | Smith v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. | 737 F. Supp. 2d 702 | 19 |
| 2010 | Chamberlain v. Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc. | 757 F. Supp. 2d 683 | 14 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 102 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 D. Borman?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Paul D. Borman to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 1994.
- Was Paul D. Borman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Paul D. Borman was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Paul D. Borman's confirmation vote?
- Paul D. Borman was confirmed by voice vote on August 9, 1994. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Paul D. Borman on?
- Paul D. Borman is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (The Third Branch newsletter) (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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32 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).