Robert B. Maloney
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert B. Maloney is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law (now Dedman School of Law) in 1960. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1933 · age 93
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1985
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Southern Methodist 1956 · Southern Methodist Law (now Dedman School of Law) 1960
- Succeeded by
- David C. Godbey
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Northern District of Texas | Reagan (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
| Southern Methodist University | B.B.A. | 1956 |
| Southern Methodist University School of Law (now Dedman School of Law) | J.D. | 1960 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Maloney was assigned 4,210 district-court cases (1980–2006). Median time from filing to termination: 220 days across 4,209 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 11 of Maloney’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 11 were affirmed, 0 reversed or vacated. 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, Maloney authored 55 published opinions for the court (1986–2000). Most cited: Marsh v. First USA Bank, N.A. (52 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Marsh v. First USA Bank, N.A. | 103 F. Supp. 2d 909 | 52 |
| 1998 | Zuckerman v. Foxmeyer Health Corp. | 4 F. Supp. 2d 618 | 29 |
| 1989 | Widener v. Arco Oil and Gas Co. | 717 F. Supp. 1211 | 24 |
| 1989 | Wright v. Placid Oil Co. | 107 B.R. 104 | 21 |
| 2000 | Littlefield v. Forney Independent School District | 108 F. Supp. 2d 681 | 17 |
| 1988 | Hill Tower, Inc. v. Department of Navy | 718 F. Supp. 562 | 17 |
| 1988 | Hankins v. Dallas Independent School District | 698 F. Supp. 1323 | 15 |
| 1995 | Cook v. Fidelity Investments | 908 F. Supp. 438 | 13 |
| 1988 | Hill v. City of Greenville, Tex. | 696 F. Supp. 1123 | 12 |
| 1988 | Ridgeley v. Merchants State Bank | 699 F. Supp. 100 | 11 |
| 1988 | Entek Corp. v. Southwest Pipe & Supply Co. | 683 F. Supp. 1092 | 10 |
| 1999 | Absolute Resource Corp. v. Hurst Trust | 76 F. Supp. 2d 723 | 8 |
| 1997 | Udenze v. Strapp | 977 F. Supp. 418 | 8 |
| 1995 | Garber v. Sir Speedy, Inc. | 930 F. Supp. 267 | 8 |
| 1994 | Northern Insurance Co. of New York v. Austin Commercial, Inc. | 908 F. Supp. 436 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 55 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. Maloney?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Robert B. Maloney to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in 1985.
- Was Robert B. Maloney appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert B. Maloney was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert B. Maloney's confirmation vote?
- Robert B. Maloney was confirmed by voice vote on October 16, 1985. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Robert B. Maloney on?
- Robert B. Maloney is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
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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40 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).