Robert B. Kugler
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert B. Kugler was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He earned a law degree from Rutgers School of Law -- Camden in 1978. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1950 · age 76
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2002
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Syracuse 1975 · Rutgers Law -- Camden 1978
- Succeeded
- Joseph Eron Irenas
- Succeeded by
- Christine Patricia O'Hearn
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | District of New Jersey succeeded Joseph Eron Irenas | 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
| Syracuse University | B.A. | 1975 |
| Rutgers School of Law -- Camden | J.D. | 1978 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Kugler was assigned 7,258 district-court cases (1993–2024). Median time from filing to termination: 365 days across 7,124 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 314 of Kugler’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 270 were affirmed, 23 reversed or vacated, and 21 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, Kugler authored 20 published opinions for the court (1993–2011). Most cited: Chanel, Inc. v. Gordashevsky (345 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Chanel, Inc. v. Gordashevsky | 558 F. Supp. 2d 532 | 345 |
| 2008 | Louisiana Counseling & Family Services, Inc. v. Makrygialos, LLC. | 543 F. Supp. 2d 359 | 64 |
| 1995 | Steel v. General Motors Corp. | 912 F. Supp. 724 | 36 |
| 1997 | United States Ex Rel. Cherry Hill Convalescent Center, Inc. v. Healthcare Rehab Systems, Inc. | 994 F. Supp. 244 | 34 |
| 2011 | Murakush Caliphate of Amexem Inc. v. New Jersey | 790 F. Supp. 2d 241 | 30 |
| 1996 | Torres v. Kuzniasz | 936 F. Supp. 1201 | 24 |
| 1996 | DeCastro v. AWACS, Inc. | 935 F. Supp. 541 | 23 |
| 1998 | Weinstein v. Paul Revere Insurance | 15 F. Supp. 2d 552 | 12 |
| 1995 | Garonzik v. Whitman Diner | 910 F. Supp. 167 | 12 |
| 2000 | Bair v. City of Atlantic City | 100 F. Supp. 2d 262 | 10 |
| 1997 | Cooper v. Borough of Wenonah | 977 F. Supp. 305 | 9 |
| 1995 | State of NJ v. Bazin | 912 F. Supp. 106 | 9 |
| 2003 | Steele v. Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. | 295 F. Supp. 2d 439 | 8 |
| 2000 | Mruz v. Caring, Inc. | 107 F. Supp. 2d 596 | 5 |
| 2009 | HANDRON v. Sebelius | 669 F. Supp. 2d 490 | 3 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 20 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 B. Kugler?
- President George W. Bush appointed Robert B. Kugler to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 2002.
- Was Robert B. Kugler appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert B. Kugler 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 B. Kugler's confirmation vote?
- Robert B. Kugler was confirmed by voice vote on November 14, 2002. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert B. Kugler on?
- Robert B. Kugler was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
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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21 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).