Robert Gary Klausner
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Gary Klausner is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. He earned a law degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California in 1967. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1941 · age 85
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2002
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Notre Dame 1963 · Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California 1967
- Succeeded
- William Duffy Keller
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Central District of California succeeded William Duffy Keller | 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
| University of Notre Dame | B.A. | 1963 |
| University of Notre Dame | B.S. | 1964 |
| Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California | J.D. | 1967 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Klausner was assigned 8,718 district-court cases (1996–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 137 days across 8,292 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 498 of Klausner’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 336 were affirmed, 93 reversed or vacated, and 69 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, Klausner authored 21 published opinions for the court (2003–2011). Most cited: Nelson v. Equifax Information Services, LLC (18 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Nelson v. Equifax Information Services, LLC | 522 F. Supp. 2d 1222 | 18 |
| 2005 | Hubbs v. Alamao | 360 F. Supp. 2d 1073 | 13 |
| 2005 | United States v. Sequel Contractors, Inc. | 402 F. Supp. 2d 1142 | 12 |
| 2008 | Moroccanoil, Inc. v. Moroccan Gold, LLC | 590 F. Supp. 2d 1271 | 11 |
| 2009 | Browne v. McCain | 612 F. Supp. 2d 1125 | 10 |
| 2008 | Bryant v. Cortez | 536 F. Supp. 2d 1160 | 9 |
| 2009 | Browne v. McCain | 611 F. Supp. 2d 1062 | 6 |
| 2009 | Bennett v. Felker | 635 F. Supp. 2d 1122 | 4 |
| 2006 | In Re Syncor ERISA Litigation | 410 F. Supp. 2d 904 | 3 |
| 2006 | Keel v. Dovey | 459 F. Supp. 2d 946 | 2 |
| 2006 | Imperial v. Castruita | 418 F. Supp. 2d 1174 | 2 |
| 2005 | Wright v. Federal Bureau of Investigation | 385 F. Supp. 2d 1038 | 2 |
| 2005 | Thor Seafood Corp. v. SUPPLY MANAGEMENT SERVICES | 352 F. Supp. 2d 1128 | 2 |
| 2011 | In Re Katz Interactive Call Processing Patent Lit. | 821 F. Supp. 2d 1135 | 1 |
| 2008 | Mad Dogg Athletics, Inc. v. NYC HOLDING | 565 F. Supp. 2d 1127 | 1 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 21 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 Gary Klausner?
- President George W. Bush appointed Robert Gary Klausner to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 2002.
- Was Robert Gary Klausner appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Gary Klausner 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 Gary Klausner's confirmation vote?
- Robert Gary Klausner was confirmed by voice vote on November 14, 2002. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Robert Gary Klausner on?
- Robert Gary Klausner is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).