Who appointed Renée Marie Bumb?

President George W. Bush appointed Renée Marie Bumb to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 2006.

Was Renée Marie Bumb appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Renée Marie Bumb was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Renée Marie Bumb's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Renée Marie Bumb 89–0 on June 6, 2006.

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Renée Marie Bumb

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006 and confirmed by the Senate 89–0, Renée Marie Bumb is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. She earned a law degree from Rutgers School of Law -- Newark in 1987. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1960 · age 66
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2006
Confirmed: 89–0
Education: Ohio State 1981 · Rutgers Law -- Newark 1987
Succeeded: William H. Walls

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2006	District of New Jersey succeeded William H. Walls	G.W. Bush (R)	89–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 89–0 on June 6, 2006 · 109th Congress, Roll Call 162. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 89

40 D, 48 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 11

4 D, 7 R

Education

Ohio State University	B.A.	1981
University of Chicago	M.A.	1983
Rutgers School of Law -- Newark	J.D.	1987

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Bumb was assigned 7,451 district-court cases (1999–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 183 days across 5,579 closed cases.

Other civil matters40%

Personal-injury torts13%

Civil rights9%

Contract8%

Prisoner & habeas7%

Other federal statutes7%

Other15%

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 211 of Bumb’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 181 were affirmed, 18 reversed or vacated, and 12 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, Bumb authored 15 published opinions for the court (2006–2011). Most cited: Martin v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (21 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
2010	Martin v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.	709 F. Supp. 2d 345	21
2008	Primepoint, LLc v. Primepay, Inc.	545 F. Supp. 2d 426	10
2009	Brandt v. Monte	626 F. Supp. 2d 469	9
2009	ASTRAZENECA LP v. Apotex, Inc.	623 F. Supp. 2d 579	8
2009	Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n Local Union No. 27 v. E.P. Donnelly, Inc.	673 F. Supp. 2d 313	7
2010	Peterson v. Bernardi	719 F. Supp. 2d 419	6
2009	ASTRAZENECA LP v. Apotex, Inc.	623 F. Supp. 2d 615	5
2009	Music Sales Limited v. Charles Dumont & Son, Inc.	800 F. Supp. 2d 653	4
2009	Strong v. Schultz	599 F. Supp. 2d 556	4
2008	Moore-Duncan v. Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n, Local 27	624 F. Supp. 2d 367	3
2008	Washington v. Ricci	631 F. Supp. 2d 511	2
2006	Caldwell v. CVS Corp.	443 F. Supp. 2d 654	1
2011	Moorestown Tp. Bd. of Educ. v. SD	811 F. Supp. 2d 1057	0
2011	Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division/IBT v. Consolidated Rail Corp.	789 F. Supp. 2d 533	0
2006	Carmichael v. Pennsauken Township Board of Education	462 F. Supp. 2d 601	0

Showing the 15 most-cited of 15 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 Renée Marie Bumb?: President George W. Bush appointed Renée Marie Bumb to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 2006.
Was Renée Marie Bumb appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Renée Marie Bumb was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Renée Marie Bumb's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Renée Marie Bumb 89–0 on June 6, 2006.
Which court is Renée Marie Bumb on?: Renée Marie Bumb is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Sources

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20 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).