Paul Lewis Maloney
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2007 and confirmed by voice vote, Paul Lewis Maloney is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. He earned a law degree from University of Detroit Law School (now University of Detroit Mercy School of Law) in 1975. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1949 · age 77
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2007
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Lehigh 1972 · University of Detroit Law School (now of Detroit Mercy Law) 1975
- Succeeded
- Richard Alan Enslen
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Western District of Michigan succeeded Richard Alan Enslen | G.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
| Lehigh University | B.A. | 1972 |
| University of Detroit Law School (now University of Detroit Mercy School of Law) | J.D. | 1975 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Maloney was assigned 4,286 district-court cases (1973–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 137 days across 3,559 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 849 of Maloney’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 709 were affirmed, 85 reversed or vacated, and 55 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, Maloney authored 65 published opinions for the court (2007–2011). Most cited: Appalachian Railcar Services, Inc. v. Boatright Enterprises, Inc. (32 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Appalachian Railcar Services, Inc. v. Boatright Enterprises, Inc. | 602 F. Supp. 2d 829 | 32 |
| 2010 | Wells v. CORPORATE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE | 683 F. Supp. 2d 600 | 30 |
| 2008 | Goldman v. Healthcare Management Systems, Inc. | 559 F. Supp. 2d 853 | 29 |
| 2009 | Smith v. Astrue | 639 F. Supp. 2d 836 | 25 |
| 2009 | Maher v. International Paper Co. | 600 F. Supp. 2d 940 | 19 |
| 2009 | NATIONAL SIGN AND SIGNAL v. Livingston | 422 B.R. 645 | 18 |
| 2008 | Ellis v. Kaye-Kibbey | 581 F. Supp. 2d 861 | 18 |
| 2009 | Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. O'LEARY PAINT CO., INC. | 676 F. Supp. 2d 623 | 15 |
| 2009 | JDC MANAGEMENT, LLC v. Reich | 644 F. Supp. 2d 905 | 15 |
| 2009 | Leys v. Lowe's Home Centers, Inc. | 601 F. Supp. 2d 908 | 14 |
| 2008 | Griffin v. Reznick | 609 F. Supp. 2d 695 | 14 |
| 2010 | Michigan Chamber of Commerce v. Land | 725 F. Supp. 2d 665 | 11 |
| 2009 | Love v. Commissioner of Social Security | 605 F. Supp. 2d 893 | 11 |
| 2008 | Michigan Electrical Employees Pension Fund v. Encompass Electric & Data, Inc. | 556 F. Supp. 2d 746 | 11 |
| 2009 | Lakeland Regional Health System v. Walgreens Health Initiatives, Inc. | 604 F. Supp. 2d 983 | 10 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 65 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 Lewis Maloney?
- President George W. Bush appointed Paul Lewis Maloney to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan in 2007.
- Was Paul Lewis Maloney appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Paul Lewis Maloney 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 Lewis Maloney's confirmation vote?
- Paul Lewis Maloney was confirmed by voice vote on July 9, 2007. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Paul Lewis Maloney on?
- Paul Lewis Maloney is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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19 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).