Who appointed Philip Ray Martinez?

President George W. Bush appointed Philip Ray Martinez to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 2002.

Was Philip Ray Martinez appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Philip Ray Martinez 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 Ray Martinez's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Philip Ray Martinez 93–0 on February 5, 2002.

Western District of Texas / Appointed 2002 / Served to 2021

Philip Ray Martinez

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by the Senate 93–0, Philip Ray Martinez was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1982. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1957–2021
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2002
Confirmed: 93–0
Education: University of Texas at El Paso 1979 · Harvard Law School 1982
Succeeded by: Ernest Gonzalez

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2002	Western District of Texas	G.W. Bush (R)	93–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 93–0 on February 5, 2002 · 107th Congress, Roll Call 12. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 93

48 D, 44 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 7

2 D, 5 R

Education

University of Texas at El Paso	B.A.	1979
Harvard Law School	J.D.	1982

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Martinez was assigned 1,762 district-court cases (1995–2021). Median time from filing to termination: 176 days across 1,760 closed cases.

Prisoner & habeas31%

Civil rights18%

Personal-injury torts13%

Contract10%

Other federal statutes9%

Labor & ERISA4%

Other15%

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 222 of Martinez’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 180 were affirmed, 21 reversed or vacated, and 21 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, Martinez authored 112 published opinions for the court (2002–2011). Most cited: United States v. 1998 Freightliner Vin : 1FUYCZYB3WP886986 (116 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	United States v. 1998 Freightliner Vin : 1FUYCZYB3WP886986	548 F. Supp. 2d 381	116
2008	United States Ex Rel. Gonzalez v. Fresenius Medical Care North America	571 F. Supp. 2d 758	54
2007	McVay v. Otero	371 B.R. 190	17
2008	Eads v. Wolpoff & Abramson, LLP	538 F. Supp. 2d 981	14
2008	Molina v. Wal-Mart Stores Texas, L.P.	535 F. Supp. 2d 805	14
2002	United States v. Cota-Lopez	358 F. Supp. 2d 579	14
2008	Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Lee	547 F. Supp. 2d 667	13
2010	United States Ex Rel. Gonzalez v. Fresenius Medical Care North America	748 F. Supp. 2d 95	12
2008	United States v. Giles	538 F. Supp. 2d 990	11
2009	Flynn v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CAS. INS. CO.(TEXAS)	605 F. Supp. 2d 811	10
2008	PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. v. Lee	547 F. Supp. 2d 685	10
2006	Snow v. City of El Paso, Texas	501 F. Supp. 2d 826	10
2006	Equal Access for El Paso, Inc. v. Hawkins	428 F. Supp. 2d 585	10
2006	Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. Lee	481 F. Supp. 2d 742	9
2008	Blum v. General Electric Co.	547 F. Supp. 2d 717	8

Showing the 15 most-cited of 112 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 Ray Martinez?: President George W. Bush appointed Philip Ray Martinez to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 2002.
Was Philip Ray Martinez appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Philip Ray Martinez 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 Ray Martinez's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Philip Ray Martinez 93–0 on February 5, 2002.
Which court was Philip Ray Martinez on?: Philip Ray Martinez was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Sources

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