Paula Xinis
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2016 and confirmed by the Senate 53–34, Paula Xinis is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. She earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1997. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1968 · age 58
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2016
- Confirmed
- 53–34
- Education
- University of Virginia 1991 · Yale Law School 1997
- Succeeded
- Deborah K. Chasanow
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | District of Maryland succeeded Deborah K. Chasanow | Obama (D) | 53–34 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 53–34 on May 16, 2016 · 114th Congress, Roll Call 72. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 53
43 D, 10 R
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Dan Coats(R-IN)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Joe Donnelly(D-IN)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- Heidi Heitkamp(D-ND)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Mark Kirk(R-IL)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
Voted against · 34
34 R
- Kelly Ayotte(R-NH)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Cory Gardner(R-CO)
- Dean Heller(R-NV)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- David Perdue(R-GA)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Ben Sasse(R-NE)
- Timothy Scott(R-SC)
- Jefferson Sessions(R-AL)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
Did not vote · 13
1 D, 10 R, 2 I
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Mike Enzi(R-WY)
- Jeff Flake(R-AZ)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Bernie Sanders(I-VT)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- Pat Toomey(R-PA)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Education
| University of Virginia | B.A. | 1991 |
| Yale Law School | J.D. | 1997 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Xinis was assigned 2,385 district-court cases (1979–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 216 days across 1,759 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 193 of Xinis’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 178 were affirmed, 4 reversed or vacated, and 11 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.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Paula Xinis?
- President Barack Obama appointed Paula Xinis to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in 2016.
- Was Paula Xinis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Paula Xinis was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Paula Xinis's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Paula Xinis 53–34 on May 16, 2016.
- Which court is Paula Xinis on?
- Paula Xinis is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2016)
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10 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).