R. Stan Baker
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2018 and confirmed by voice vote, R. Stan Baker is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. He earned a law degree from University of Georgia School of Law in 2004. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1977 · age 49
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2018
- Term
- Renewable 8-year term
- Education
- Davidson College 1999 · University of Georgia Law 2004
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Southern District of Georgia succeeded William Theodore Moore Jr. | Trump (R) | Voice vote |
| 2015 | Southern District of Georgia | District court | – |
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.
Education
| Davidson College | B.A. | 1999 |
| University of Georgia School of Law | J.D. | 2004 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Baker was assigned 1,548 district-court cases (2014–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 232 days across 963 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 51 of Baker’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 42 were affirmed, 6 reversed or vacated, and 3 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 R. Stan Baker?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed R. Stan Baker to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia in 2018.
- Was R. Stan Baker appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- R. Stan Baker was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was R. Stan Baker's confirmation vote?
- R. Stan Baker was confirmed by voice vote on August 28, 2018. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is R. Stan Baker on?
- R. Stan Baker is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).