Who appointed Philip S. Gutierrez?

President George W. Bush appointed Philip S. Gutierrez to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 2007.

Was Philip S. Gutierrez appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Philip S. Gutierrez was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Philip S. Gutierrez's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Philip S. Gutierrez 97–0 on January 30, 2007.

Central District of California / Appointed 2007 / Served to 2024

Philip S. Gutierrez

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2007 and confirmed by the Senate 97–0, Philip S. Gutierrez was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. He earned a law degree from University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law in 1984. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1959 · age 67
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2007
Confirmed: 97–0
Education: University of Notre Dame 1981 · University of California, Los Angeles, Law 1984
Succeeded: Terry J. Hatter Jr.
Succeeded by: Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2007	Central District of California succeeded Terry J. Hatter Jr.	G.W. Bush (R)	97–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 97–0 on January 30, 2007 · 110th Congress, Roll Call 36. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 97

47 D, 48 R, 2 I

Did not vote · 3

2 D, 1 R

Education

University of Notre Dame	B.A.	1981
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law	J.D.	1984

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Gutierrez was assigned 5,460 district-court cases (1993–2024). Median time from filing to termination: 148 days across 5,456 closed cases.

Civil rights18%

Other federal statutes14%

Other civil matters14%

Intellectual property11%

Contract10%

Labor & ERISA7%

Other26%

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 475 of Gutierrez’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 312 were affirmed, 116 reversed or vacated, and 47 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, Gutierrez authored 16 published opinions for the court (2007–2011). Most cited: In Re Epogen & Aranesp Offlabel Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation (25 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	In Re Epogen & Aranesp Offlabel Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation	590 F. Supp. 2d 1282	25
2010	In Re Hwang	438 B.R. 661	14
2010	Moore v. CHRONES	687 F. Supp. 2d 1005	14
2011	LAVAN v. City of Los Angeles	797 F. Supp. 2d 1005	9
2011	In Re BIDZ.COM, INC. DERIVATIVE LITIGATION	773 F. Supp. 2d 844	7
2009	Ayala v. World Savings Bank, FSB	616 F. Supp. 2d 1007	7
2007	Cucci v. Edwards	510 F. Supp. 2d 479	7
2010	McGee v. Kirkland	726 F. Supp. 2d 1073	5
2009	Coach, Inc. v. ASIA PACIFIC TRADING COMPANY, INC.	676 F. Supp. 2d 914	3
2009	Televisa, S.A. De C v. v. Univision Communications, Inc.	635 F. Supp. 2d 1106	3
2007	Mello v. Great Seneca Financial Corp.	526 F. Supp. 2d 1020	3
2007	Mello v. Great Seneca Financial Corp.	526 F. Supp. 2d 1024	3
2011	City of Colton v. AMERICAN PROMOTIONAL EVENTS, INC.	824 F. Supp. 2d 1015	2
2011	F.B.T. Productions, LLC v. Aftermath Records	827 F. Supp. 2d 1092	1
2008	Carijano v. Occidental Petroleum Corp.	548 F. Supp. 2d 823	1

Showing the 15 most-cited of 16 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 Philip S. Gutierrez?: President George W. Bush appointed Philip S. Gutierrez to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 2007.
Was Philip S. Gutierrez appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Philip S. Gutierrez was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Philip S. Gutierrez's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Philip S. Gutierrez 97–0 on January 30, 2007.
Which court was Philip S. Gutierrez on?: Philip S. Gutierrez was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Sources

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17 years on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).