Robert C. Brack
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert C. Brack is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. He earned a law degree from University of New Mexico School of Law in 1978. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1953 · age 73
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2003
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Eastern New Mexico 1975 · University of New Mexico Law 1978
- Succeeded by
- Margaret Irene Strickland
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | District of New Mexico | G.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
| Eastern New Mexico University | B.A. | 1975 |
| University of New Mexico School of Law | J.D. | 1978 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Brack was assigned 1,021 district-court cases (2000–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 224 days across 968 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 108 of Brack’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 94 were affirmed, 8 reversed or vacated, and 6 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, Brack authored 18 published opinions for the court (2004–2011). Most cited: Hospice of New Mexico, LLC v. Sebelius (16 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Hospice of New Mexico, LLC v. Sebelius | 691 F. Supp. 2d 1275 | 16 |
| 2004 | United States v. Olivares-Rangel | 324 F. Supp. 2d 1218 | 12 |
| 2011 | Bravos v. United States Bureau of Land Management | 816 F. Supp. 2d 1118 | 11 |
| 2008 | United States v. Lujan | 530 F. Supp. 2d 1224 | 9 |
| 2007 | Billsie v. Brooksbank | 525 F. Supp. 2d 1290 | 4 |
| 2007 | Vigil v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RY. CO. | 521 F. Supp. 2d 1185 | 4 |
| 2005 | United States v. Perez-Nunez | 368 F. Supp. 2d 1265 | 3 |
| 2005 | Riordan v. Lawyers Title Ins. Corp. | 393 F. Supp. 2d 1100 | 3 |
| 2008 | United States v. Perez-Veleta | 541 F. Supp. 2d 1173 | 2 |
| 2006 | Weinbaum v. Las Cruces Public Schools | 465 F. Supp. 2d 1182 | 2 |
| 2006 | Weinbaum v. Las Cruces Public Schools | 465 F. Supp. 2d 1116 | 2 |
| 2007 | United States v. Lujan | 529 F. Supp. 2d 1315 | 1 |
| 2006 | Weinbaum v. City of Las Cruces, NM | 465 F. Supp. 2d 1164 | 1 |
| 2006 | In Re Grand Jury Proceeding | 455 F. Supp. 2d 1281 | 1 |
| 2009 | Loya v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. | 669 F. Supp. 2d 1266 | 0 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 18 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 Robert C. Brack?
- President George W. Bush appointed Robert C. Brack to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico in 2003.
- Was Robert C. Brack appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert C. Brack was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert C. Brack's confirmation vote?
- Robert C. Brack was confirmed by voice vote on July 14, 2003. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Robert C. Brack on?
- Robert C. Brack is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico.
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
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
See something wrong? Report an error. Fixes are logged in the corrections log.
23 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).