Philip P. Simon
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by voice vote, Philip P. Simon is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. He earned a law degree from Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law) in 1987. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1962 · age 64
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2003
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Iowa 1984 · Indiana Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law) 1987
- Succeeded
- William Charles Lee
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Northern District of Indiana succeeded William Charles Lee | G.W. Bush (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 Iowa | B.A. | 1984 |
| Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law) | J.D. | 1987 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Simon was assigned 4,010 district-court cases (1991–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 225 days across 3,462 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 202 of Simon’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 165 were affirmed, 30 reversed or vacated, and 7 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, Simon authored 28 published opinions for the court (2003–2011). Most cited: Cameron v. Myers (22 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Cameron v. Myers | 569 F. Supp. 2d 762 | 22 |
| 2011 | CoMentis, Inc. v. Purdue Research Foundation | 765 F. Supp. 2d 1092 | 20 |
| 2011 | Herron v. Commissioner of Social SEC. | 788 F. Supp. 2d 809 | 11 |
| 2008 | Dodd v. Knight | 533 F. Supp. 2d 844 | 10 |
| 2008 | Radcliffe v. International Painters & Allied Trades Industry Pension Fund (In Re Radcliffe) | 390 B.R. 881 | 8 |
| 2008 | Janky v. Batistatos | 559 F. Supp. 2d 923 | 8 |
| 2008 | Kesling v. Kesling | 546 F. Supp. 2d 627 | 7 |
| 2005 | Smith v. Biomet, Inc. | 384 F. Supp. 2d 1241 | 7 |
| 2011 | Maxwell v. South Bend Work Release Center | 787 F. Supp. 2d 819 | 6 |
| 2009 | Powers v. CENTENNIAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP. | 679 F. Supp. 2d 918 | 6 |
| 2009 | Comer v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CITY OF GARY, IND. | 615 F. Supp. 2d 785 | 6 |
| 2007 | Canfield v. Isaacs | 523 F. Supp. 2d 885 | 4 |
| 2007 | United States v. Cochran | 510 F. Supp. 2d 470 | 4 |
| 2006 | Bankruptcy Estate of Bull v. Asset Acceptance, LLC | 444 F. Supp. 2d 946 | 4 |
| 2005 | Parks v. Guidant Corp. | 402 F. Supp. 2d 964 | 3 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 28 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 P. Simon?
- President George W. Bush appointed Philip P. Simon to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in 2003.
- Was Philip P. Simon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Philip P. Simon 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 P. Simon's confirmation vote?
- Philip P. Simon was confirmed by voice vote on March 27, 2003. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Philip P. Simon on?
- Philip P. Simon is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).