Phillip S. Figa
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by voice vote, Phillip S. Figa was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. He earned a law degree from Cornell Law School in 1976. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1951–2008
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2003
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Northwestern 1973 · Cornell Law School 1976
- Succeeded
- Richard Paul Matsch
- Succeeded by
- Richard Brooke Jackson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | District of Colorado succeeded Richard Paul Matsch | 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
| Northwestern University | B.A. | 1973 |
| Cornell Law School | J.D. | 1976 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Figa was assigned 709 district-court cases (1984–2007). Median time from filing to termination: 207 days across 700 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 10 of Figa’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 9 were affirmed, 1 reversed or vacated. 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, Figa authored 45 published opinions for the court (2003–2007). Most cited: Boles v. Neet (16 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Boles v. Neet | 402 F. Supp. 2d 1237 | 16 |
| 2006 | Four Corners Nephrology Associates, P.C. v. Mercy Medical Center of Durango | 464 F. Supp. 2d 1095 | 15 |
| 2004 | Center for Biological Diversity v. Morgenweck | 351 F. Supp. 2d 1137 | 15 |
| 2005 | Ramsey v. Fox News Network, L.L.C. | 351 F. Supp. 2d 1145 | 12 |
| 2004 | Hauck v. Michelin North America, Inc. | 343 F. Supp. 2d 976 | 11 |
| 2006 | NCO Financial Systems, Inc. v. Yari | 422 F. Supp. 2d 1237 | 10 |
| 2005 | Bailey v. Union Pacific Railroad | 364 F. Supp. 2d 1227 | 10 |
| 2007 | Whitington v. Sokol | 491 F. Supp. 2d 1012 | 9 |
| 2006 | Barton v. City and County of Denver | 432 F. Supp. 2d 1178 | 7 |
| 2006 | Lust v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance | 412 F. Supp. 2d 1185 | 7 |
| 2006 | Kenney v. Koenig | 426 F. Supp. 2d 1175 | 5 |
| 2006 | Henderson v. Target Stores | 431 F. Supp. 2d 1143 | 5 |
| 2005 | Perez v. United Air Lines, Inc. | 362 F. Supp. 2d 1230 | 5 |
| 2005 | Apa v. Qwest Corp. | 402 F. Supp. 2d 1247 | 4 |
| 2004 | Knutson v. Walker Group, Inc. | 343 F. Supp. 2d 971 | 4 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 45 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 Phillip S. Figa?
- President George W. Bush appointed Phillip S. Figa to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado in 2003.
- Was Phillip S. Figa appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Phillip S. Figa was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Phillip S. Figa's confirmation vote?
- Phillip S. Figa was confirmed by voice vote on October 2, 2003. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Phillip S. Figa on?
- Phillip S. Figa was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.
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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4 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).