Paul Ramon Matia
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991 and confirmed by voice vote, Paul Ramon Matia was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1962. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1937 · age 89
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1991
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Western Reserve (now Case Western Reserve University) 1959 · Harvard Law School 1962
- Succeeded by
- Christopher A. Boyko
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Northern District of Ohio | G.H.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
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Matia was assigned 3,034 district-court cases (1976–2005). Median time from filing to termination: 183 days across 3,034 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.
In our data, Matia authored 20 published opinions for the court (1992–2004). Most cited: Gall v. Quaker City Castings, Inc. (11 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Gall v. Quaker City Castings, Inc. | 874 F. Supp. 161 | 11 |
| 1993 | National Football League v. Rondor, Inc. | 840 F. Supp. 1160 | 11 |
| 1993 | Federal Deposit Insurance v. Del Bates | 838 F. Supp. 1216 | 11 |
| 2004 | XXL of Ohio, Inc. v. City of Broadview Heights | 341 F. Supp. 2d 765 | 10 |
| 2003 | Roudnahal v. Ridge | 310 F. Supp. 2d 884 | 7 |
| 1997 | United States v. Dailide | 953 F. Supp. 192 | 6 |
| 1993 | Bajenski v. Chivatero | 818 F. Supp. 1085 | 6 |
| 1993 | Bajenski v. Chivatero | 818 F. Supp. 1083 | 6 |
| 1999 | Elwell v. University Hospital Home Health Care Services | 76 F. Supp. 2d 805 | 5 |
| 2004 | XXL of Ohio, Inc. v. City of Broadview Heights | 341 F. Supp. 2d 825 | 3 |
| 1996 | Federal Packaging Corp. v. United Paperworkers International Union, Local 150 | 940 F. Supp. 1155 | 3 |
| 1994 | United States v. Ekco Housewares, Inc. | 853 F. Supp. 975 | 3 |
| 1992 | Argeras v. GF Corp. | 140 B.R. 884 | 3 |
| 1996 | New York Therapeutic Technologies, Inc. v. Shalala (In Re Orthotic Center, Inc.) | 193 B.R. 832 | 2 |
| 1993 | Dague v. GenCorp Inc. | 875 F. Supp. 424 | 1 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 20 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 Ramon Matia?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Paul Ramon Matia to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1991.
- Was Paul Ramon Matia appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Paul Ramon Matia was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Paul Ramon Matia's confirmation vote?
- Paul Ramon Matia was confirmed by voice vote on November 15, 1991. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Paul Ramon Matia on?
- Paul Ramon Matia was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
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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13 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).