Richard W. Story
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, Richard W. Story is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He earned a law degree from University of Georgia School of Law in 1978. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1953 · age 73
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- LaGrange College 1975 · University of Georgia Law 1978
- Succeeded
- William Clark O'Kelley
- Succeeded by
- Steven Daniel Grimberg
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Northern District of Georgia succeeded William Clark O'Kelley | Clinton (D) | 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
| LaGrange College | B.A. | 1975 |
| University of Georgia School of Law | J.D. | 1978 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Story was assigned 12,062 district-court cases (1991–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 245 days across 9,037 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 426 of Story’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 332 were affirmed, 58 reversed or vacated, and 36 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, Story authored 106 published opinions for the court (1998–2011). Most cited: Diamond Power International, Inc. v. Davidson (45 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Diamond Power International, Inc. v. Davidson | 540 F. Supp. 2d 1322 | 45 |
| 2006 | Tauber v. Barnhart | 438 F. Supp. 2d 1366 | 31 |
| 1999 | Wheat v. Sofamor, S.N.C. | 46 F. Supp. 2d 1351 | 29 |
| 2007 | In Re Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Securities Litigation | 571 F. Supp. 2d 1315 | 26 |
| 2004 | Collins v. Beazer Homes USA, Inc. | 334 F. Supp. 2d 1365 | 24 |
| 2002 | In Re Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Securities Litigation | 239 F. Supp. 2d 1351 | 22 |
| 2011 | Clincy v. Galardi South Enterprises, Inc. | 808 F. Supp. 2d 1326 | 20 |
| 2005 | Monticello v. Winnebago Industries, Inc. | 369 F. Supp. 2d 1350 | 20 |
| 2002 | Bradford v. Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. | 184 F. Supp. 2d 1342 | 20 |
| 2005 | Woods v. Southern Co. | 396 F. Supp. 2d 1351 | 19 |
| 2007 | Jones v. Zenk | 495 F. Supp. 2d 1289 | 16 |
| 2010 | In Re Scientific Atlanta, Inc. Securities Litigation | 754 F. Supp. 2d 1339 | 15 |
| 1998 | Puglise v. Cobb County, Ga. | 4 F. Supp. 2d 1172 | 15 |
| 2007 | Stephens Ex Rel. Hyde v. Trust for Public Land | 479 F. Supp. 2d 1341 | 14 |
| 2006 | Goshawk Dedicated Ltd. v. Portsmouth Settlement Co. I | 466 F. Supp. 2d 1293 | 14 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 106 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 Richard W. Story?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Richard W. Story to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in 1998.
- Was Richard W. Story appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Richard W. Story was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Richard W. Story's confirmation vote?
- Richard W. Story was confirmed by voice vote on January 28, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Richard W. Story on?
- Richard W. Story is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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28 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).