Who appointed Paul Austin Crotty?

President George W. Bush appointed Paul Austin Crotty to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2005.

Was Paul Austin Crotty appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Paul Austin Crotty was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Paul Austin Crotty's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Paul Austin Crotty 95–0 on April 11, 2005.

Southern District of New York / Appointed 2005 / Senior status since 2015

Paul Austin Crotty

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005 and confirmed by the Senate 95–0, Paul Austin Crotty is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Cornell Law School in 1967. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1941 · age 85
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2005
Confirmed: 95–0
Education: University of Notre Dame 1962 · Cornell Law School 1967
Succeeded: Harold Baer Jr.
Succeeded by: Lewis Jeffrey Liman

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2005	Southern District of New York succeeded Harold Baer Jr.	G.W. Bush (R)	95–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 95–0 on April 11, 2005 · 109th Congress, Roll Call 87. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 95

41 D, 53 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 5

3 D, 2 R

Education

University of Notre Dame	B.A.	1962
Cornell Law School	LL.B.	1967

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Crotty was assigned 3,153 district-court cases (1996–2024). Median time from filing to termination: 245 days across 2,972 closed cases.

Contract19%

Civil rights15%

Personal-injury torts12%

Labor & ERISA12%

Other civil matters9%

Intellectual property8%

Other25%

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 255 of Crotty’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 182 were affirmed, 34 reversed or vacated, and 39 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, Crotty authored 28 published opinions for the court (2005–2011). Most cited: Torres v. Gristede's Operating Corp. (92 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
2008	Torres v. Gristede's Operating Corp.	628 F. Supp. 2d 447	92
2008	In Re Bristol Myers Squibb Co. Securities Litigation	586 F. Supp. 2d 148	83
2006	Doron Precision Systems, Inc. v. FAAC, INC.	423 F. Supp. 2d 173	67
2009	Kottler v. Deutsche Bank AG	607 F. Supp. 2d 447	62
2006	In Re Salomon Smith Barney Mutual Fund Fees Litigation	441 F. Supp. 2d 579	40
2008	Panther Partners, Inc. v. Ikanos Communications, Inc.	538 F. Supp. 2d 662	37
2006	American Academy of Religion v. Chertoff	463 F. Supp. 2d 400	33
2008	Fezzani v. BEAR, STEARNS & COMPANY INC.	592 F. Supp. 2d 410	27
2006	Fraser v. Fiduciary Trust Co. International	417 F. Supp. 2d 310	27
2009	Police & Fire Retirement System v. Safenet, Inc.	645 F. Supp. 2d 210	26
2010	Arakelian v. Omnicare, Inc.	735 F. Supp. 2d 22	24
2009	Randolph Equities, LLC v. Carbon Capital, Inc.	648 F. Supp. 2d 507	22
2009	In Re Novartis Wage and Hour Litigation	593 F. Supp. 2d 637	13
2010	Jobim v. Songs of Universal, Inc.	732 F. Supp. 2d 407	11
2008	Medis Investor Group v. Medis Technologies, Ltd.	586 F. Supp. 2d 136	11

Showing the 15 most-cited of 28 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 Austin Crotty?: President George W. Bush appointed Paul Austin Crotty to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2005.
Was Paul Austin Crotty appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Paul Austin Crotty was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Paul Austin Crotty's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Paul Austin Crotty 95–0 on April 11, 2005.
Which court is Paul Austin Crotty on?: Paul Austin Crotty is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Sources

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21 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).