Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984 and confirmed by voice vote, Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. He earned a law degree from University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) in 1963. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1928–2019
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1984
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Arizona 1958 · University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) 1963
- Succeeded
- William Perry Copple
- Succeeded by
- Neil Vincent Wake
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | District of Arizona succeeded William Perry Copple | 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
| University of Arizona | A.B. | 1958 |
| University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) | J.D. | 1963 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Rosenblatt was assigned 5,630 district-court cases (1979–2017). Median time from filing to termination: 204 days across 5,630 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 151 of Rosenblatt’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 128 were affirmed, 18 reversed or vacated, and 5 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, Rosenblatt authored 63 published opinions for the court (1985–2011). Most cited: Smith Ex Rel. Boston v. Arthur Andersen LLP (24 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Smith Ex Rel. Boston v. Arthur Andersen LLP | 175 F. Supp. 2d 1180 | 24 |
| 1995 | United States v. Mussari | 894 F. Supp. 1360 | 24 |
| 2003 | Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Ass'n v. Swift Transportation Co. | 288 F. Supp. 2d 1033 | 23 |
| 1996 | Edias Software International, L.L.C. v. Basis International Ltd. | 947 F. Supp. 413 | 22 |
| 1990 | Karsten Manufacturing Corp. v. United States Golf Ass'n | 728 F. Supp. 1429 | 22 |
| 2005 | Wojtunik v. Kealy | 394 F. Supp. 2d 1149 | 19 |
| 1992 | Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe v. State of Ariz. | 796 F. Supp. 1292 | 17 |
| 1992 | O'DAY v. McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. | 784 F. Supp. 1466 | 17 |
| 1995 | United States v. Schroeder | 894 F. Supp. 360 | 16 |
| 2010 | Perryman v. Provident Life and Accident Ins. Co. | 690 F. Supp. 2d 917 | 14 |
| 2001 | Sierra Club v. Dombeck | 161 F. Supp. 2d 1052 | 14 |
| 1993 | Meadows v. Employers Health Insurance | 826 F. Supp. 1225 | 13 |
| 2007 | Weiss v. Amkor Technology, Inc. | 527 F. Supp. 2d 938 | 12 |
| 1995 | United States v. Mussari | 912 F. Supp. 1248 | 12 |
| 1987 | Metro Mobile CTS, Inc. v. Newvector Communications, Inc. | 661 F. Supp. 1504 | 12 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 63 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 Gerhardt Rosenblatt?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 1984.
- Was Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt's confirmation vote?
- Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt was confirmed by voice vote on June 8, 1984. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt on?
- Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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35 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).