Who appointed Paul Steven Diamond?

President George W. Bush appointed Paul Steven Diamond to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2004.

Was Paul Steven Diamond appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Paul Steven Diamond 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 Steven Diamond's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Paul Steven Diamond 97–0 on June 16, 2004.

Eastern District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 2004 / Active

Paul Steven Diamond

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

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2004 and confirmed by the Senate 97–0, Paul Steven Diamond is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1977. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1953 · age 73
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2004
Confirmed: 97–0
Education: Columbia 1974 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1977
Succeeded: Herbert J. Hutton

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2004	Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Herbert J. Hutton	G.W. Bush (R)	97–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 97–0 on June 16, 2004 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 123. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 97

46 D, 50 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 3

2 D, 1 R

Education

Columbia University	B.A.	1974
University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School)	J.D.	1977

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Diamond was assigned 4,876 district-court cases (1986–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 140 days across 4,500 closed cases.

Civil rights19%

Other civil matters16%

Personal-injury torts16%

Prisoner & habeas13%

Contract10%

Other federal statutes9%

Other16%

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 215 of Diamond’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 188 were affirmed, 18 reversed or vacated, and 9 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, Diamond authored 15 published opinions for the court (2005–2011). Most cited: PMA Capital Insurance v. Platinum Underwriters Bermuda, Ltd. (12 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	PMA Capital Insurance v. Platinum Underwriters Bermuda, Ltd.	659 F. Supp. 2d 631	12
2010	US Ex Rel. Underwood v. Genentech, Inc.	720 F. Supp. 2d 671	11
2010	Hecht v. Malvern Preparatory School	716 F. Supp. 2d 395	10
2006	Egolf v. Witmer	421 F. Supp. 2d 858	10
2007	Hein v. PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.	511 F. Supp. 2d 563	8
2011	Brock v. Thomas	782 F. Supp. 2d 133	7
2005	Wisniewski v. Rodale, Inc.	406 F. Supp. 2d 550	4
2011	Wilson v. Walker	790 F. Supp. 2d 406	3
2009	Securities & Exchange Commission v. Forte	598 F. Supp. 2d 689	3
2005	DeJesus v. United States Department of Veterans Affairs	384 F. Supp. 2d 780	2
2008	Philadelphia Housing Authority v. United States Dept. of Housing & Urban Development	553 F. Supp. 2d 433	1
2005	New Directions Treatment Services v. City of Reading	415 F. Supp. 2d 501	1
2009	United States v. Rondon-Herrera	666 F. Supp. 2d 468	0
2009	Medical Components, Inc. v. Arrow International, Inc.	646 F. Supp. 2d 714	0
2005	Brown v. Knepp	412 F. Supp. 2d 446	0

Showing the 15 most-cited of 15 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 Steven Diamond?: President George W. Bush appointed Paul Steven Diamond to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2004.
Was Paul Steven Diamond appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Paul Steven Diamond 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 Steven Diamond's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Paul Steven Diamond 97–0 on June 16, 2004.
Which court is Paul Steven Diamond on?: Paul Steven Diamond is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Sources

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