Ralph Wilson Nimmons Jr.
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991 and confirmed by voice vote, Ralph Wilson Nimmons Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He earned a law degree from University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) in 1963. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1938–2003
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1991
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Florida 1960 · University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) 1963
- Succeeded by
- Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Middle District of Florida | G.H.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 Florida | B.A. | 1960 |
| University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) | J.D. | 1963 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Nimmons was assigned 5,344 district-court cases (1977–2003). Median time from filing to termination: 185 days across 5,344 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 26 of Nimmons’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 24 were affirmed, 2 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, Nimmons authored 28 published opinions for the court (1991–2003). Most cited: American Ass'n of People With Disabilities v. Hood (55 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | American Ass'n of People With Disabilities v. Hood | 278 F. Supp. 2d 1337 | 55 |
| 1994 | Celotex Corp. v. Hillsborough Holdings Corp. (In Re Hillsborough Holdings Corp.) | 176 B.R. 223 | 40 |
| 1992 | Ressler v. Jacobson | 822 F. Supp. 1551 | 15 |
| 1995 | Cramer v. State of Florida | 885 F. Supp. 1545 | 13 |
| 1991 | Dowd Ex Rel. National Labor Relations Board v. International Longshoremen's Ass'n | 781 F. Supp. 1565 | 6 |
| 2002 | Anderson v. United States | 245 F. Supp. 2d 1217 | 5 |
| 1999 | Brown v. BellSouth Telecommunications Inc. | 73 F. Supp. 2d 1308 | 5 |
| 1999 | United States v. Binkley (In Re Binkley) | 242 B.R. 728 | 5 |
| 1998 | Burns v. Rice | 39 F. Supp. 2d 1350 | 5 |
| 1999 | Wilkes v. United States | 50 F. Supp. 2d 1281 | 4 |
| 1996 | Milkiewicz v. Baxter Healthcare Corp. | 963 F. Supp. 1150 | 4 |
| 1992 | Carter v. Thompson | 808 F. Supp. 1548 | 4 |
| 1992 | Resolution Trust Corp. v. Jet Stream, Ltd. | 790 F. Supp. 1130 | 4 |
| 2000 | First Guaranty Bank & Trust Co. v. Reeves | 86 F. Supp. 2d 1147 | 3 |
| 1998 | Evans v. City of Neptune Beach | 61 F. Supp. 2d 1245 | 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 Ralph Wilson Nimmons Jr.?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Ralph Wilson Nimmons Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 1991.
- Was Ralph Wilson Nimmons Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Ralph Wilson Nimmons Jr. was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Ralph Wilson Nimmons Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Ralph Wilson Nimmons Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on June 27, 1991. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Ralph Wilson Nimmons Jr. on?
- Ralph Wilson Nimmons Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
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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12 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).