Who appointed Paul Redmond Michel?

President Ronald Reagan appointed Paul Redmond Michel to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 1988.

Was Paul Redmond Michel appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Paul Redmond Michel was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Paul Redmond Michel's confirmation vote?

Paul Redmond Michel was confirmed by voice vote on February 29, 1988. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Federal Circuit / Appointed 1988 / Served to 2010

Paul Redmond Michel

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 and confirmed by voice vote, Paul Redmond Michel was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 1966. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1941 · age 85
Appointed by: Ronald Reagan, 1988
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Williams College 1963 · University of Virginia Law 1966
Succeeded: Phillip Benjamin Baldwin
Succeeded by: Richard Gary Taranto

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1988	Federal Circuit succeeded Phillip Benjamin Baldwin	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

Williams College	A.B.	1963
University of Virginia School of Law	J.D.	1966

Judicial Record

In our data, Michel authored 1 published opinion for the court (2010). Most cited: Dow Jones & Co., Inc. v. Ablaise Ltd. (74 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2010	Dow Jones & Co., Inc. v. Ablaise Ltd.	606 F.3d 1338	74

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Paul Redmond Michel?: President Ronald Reagan appointed Paul Redmond Michel to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 1988.
Was Paul Redmond Michel appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Paul Redmond Michel was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Paul Redmond Michel's confirmation vote?: Paul Redmond Michel was confirmed by voice vote on February 29, 1988. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Paul Redmond Michel on?: Paul Redmond Michel was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Sources

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