Robert Lee Pitman
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Lee Pitman is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. He earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1988. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1962 · age 64
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2014
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Abilene Christian 1985 · University of Texas Law 1988
- Succeeded
- William Royal Furgeson Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Western District of Texas succeeded William Royal Furgeson Jr. | Obama (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
| Abilene Christian University | B.S. | 1985 |
| University of Texas School of Law | J.D. | 1988 |
| University of Oxford | M.St., law | 2011 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Pitman was assigned 7,268 district-court cases (1990–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 161 days across 6,268 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 574 of Pitman’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 476 were affirmed, 61 reversed or vacated, and 37 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, Pitman authored 1 published opinion for the court (2008). Most cited: Jennings v. Owens (2 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Jennings v. Owens | 585 F. Supp. 2d 881 | 2 |
Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 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 Lee Pitman?
- President Barack Obama appointed Robert Lee Pitman to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 2014.
- Was Robert Lee Pitman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Lee Pitman was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert Lee Pitman's confirmation vote?
- Robert Lee Pitman was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 2014. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Robert Lee Pitman on?
- Robert Lee Pitman is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Department of Justice The original uploader was Billyboy01 at English Wikipedia. (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).