Paul V. Gadola
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 and confirmed by voice vote, Paul V. Gadola was 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 1953. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1929–2014
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1988
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Michigan State College 1951 · University of Michigan Law School 1953
- Succeeded
- John Feikens
- Succeeded by
- Thomas Lamson Ludington
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Eastern District of Michigan succeeded John Feikens | Reagan (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
| Michigan State College | A.B. | 1951 |
| University of Michigan Law School | J.D. | 1953 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Gadola was assigned 5,549 district-court cases (1974–2013). Median time from filing to termination: 204 days across 5,546 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 21 of Gadola’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 21 were affirmed, 0 reversed or vacated. 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, Gadola authored 636 published opinions for the court (1989–2008). Most cited: Lucas v. Leaseway Multi Transportation Service, Inc. (239 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Lucas v. Leaseway Multi Transportation Service, Inc. | 738 F. Supp. 214 | 239 |
| 2002 | Lardie v. Birkett | 221 F. Supp. 2d 806 | 205 |
| 2001 | Thomas v. Halter | 131 F. Supp. 2d 942 | 112 |
| 2004 | Lyons v. Commissioner of Social Security | 351 F. Supp. 2d 659 | 109 |
| 2001 | Williams v. Belknap | 154 F. Supp. 2d 1069 | 97 |
| 2006 | Edwards v. Johns | 450 F. Supp. 2d 755 | 93 |
| 1999 | Hence v. Smith | 49 F. Supp. 2d 547 | 91 |
| 1999 | Cook v. Stegall | 56 F. Supp. 2d 788 | 78 |
| 2004 | Doyle v. Scutt | 347 F. Supp. 2d 474 | 70 |
| 2003 | Redmond v. Jackson | 295 F. Supp. 2d 767 | 59 |
| 2000 | Overland, Inc. v. Taylor | 79 F. Supp. 2d 809 | 58 |
| 2004 | Burns v. Lafler | 328 F. Supp. 2d 711 | 48 |
| 1994 | Atkins v. Overton | 843 F. Supp. 258 | 48 |
| 2004 | Cameron v. Birkett | 348 F. Supp. 2d 825 | 46 |
| 2003 | QQC, INC. v. Hewlett-Packard Co. | 258 F. Supp. 2d 718 | 44 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 636 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 V. Gadola?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Paul V. Gadola to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 1988.
- Was Paul V. Gadola appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Paul V. Gadola was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Paul V. Gadola's confirmation vote?
- Paul V. Gadola was confirmed by voice vote on October 14, 1988. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Paul V. Gadola on?
- Paul V. Gadola was 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
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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26 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).