Rebecca F. Doherty
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991 and confirmed by voice vote, Rebecca F. Doherty was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. She earned a law degree from Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1981. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1952 · age 74
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1991
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Northwestern State of Louisiana 1973 · Louisiana State, Paul M. Hebert Law Center 1981
- Succeeded by
- Robert Rees Summerhays
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Western District of Louisiana | 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
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana | B.A. | 1973 |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana | M.A. | 1975 |
| Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center | J.D. | 1981 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Doherty was assigned 9,839 district-court cases (1985–2017). Median time from filing to termination: 628 days across 9,831 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 206 of Doherty’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 173 were affirmed, 14 reversed or vacated, and 19 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, Doherty authored 25 published opinions for the court (1992–2011). Most cited: Johnson v. Hospital Corp. of America (24 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Johnson v. Hospital Corp. of America | 767 F. Supp. 2d 678 | 24 |
| 1994 | Wagner v. McDermott, Inc. | 899 F. Supp. 1551 | 12 |
| 2009 | TS & C Investments, L.L.C. v. Beusa Energy, Inc. | 637 F. Supp. 2d 370 | 11 |
| 2007 | Bladen v. C.B. Fleet Holding Co. | 487 F. Supp. 2d 759 | 10 |
| 1993 | City of Morgan City v. South Louisiana Electric | 837 F. Supp. 194 | 8 |
| 2010 | Robertson v. W & T OFFSHORE, INC. | 712 F. Supp. 2d 515 | 6 |
| 2010 | Sims v. Sunnyside Land, LLC | 425 B.R. 284 | 5 |
| 1995 | Romero v. United States | 883 F. Supp. 1076 | 5 |
| 2010 | Lemelle v. Stryker Orthopaedics | 698 F. Supp. 2d 668 | 4 |
| 2009 | Little v. USAA Casualty Ins. Co. | 655 F. Supp. 2d 625 | 4 |
| 1999 | Hebert v. CXY Energy, Inc. | 72 F. Supp. 2d 681 | 4 |
| 1998 | Waguespack v. Rodriguez | 220 B.R. 31 | 4 |
| 2011 | Sandoz v. CINGULAR WIRELESS, LLC | 769 F. Supp. 2d 1047 | 3 |
| 2009 | Bross v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. | 649 F. Supp. 2d 517 | 2 |
| 2008 | Automotive Leasing Specialists, L.L.C. v. Little | 392 B.R. 222 | 2 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 25 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 Rebecca F. Doherty?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Rebecca F. Doherty to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in 1991.
- Was Rebecca F. Doherty appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Rebecca F. Doherty 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 Rebecca F. Doherty's confirmation vote?
- Rebecca F. Doherty was confirmed by voice vote on October 31, 1991. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Rebecca F. Doherty on?
- Rebecca F. Doherty was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
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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28 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).