Robert William Schroeder III
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert William Schroeder III is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from American University, Washington College of Law in 1994. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1966 · age 60
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2014
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock 1989 · American, Washington College of Law 1994
- Succeeded
- David Folsom
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Eastern District of Texas succeeded David Folsom | 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
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Schroeder was assigned 4,288 district-court cases (1999–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 244 days across 3,679 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 140 of Schroeder’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 111 were affirmed, 10 reversed or vacated, and 19 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.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Robert William Schroeder III?
- President Barack Obama appointed Robert William Schroeder III to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in 2014.
- Was Robert William Schroeder III appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert William Schroeder III was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert William Schroeder III's confirmation vote?
- Robert William Schroeder III was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 2014. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Robert William Schroeder III on?
- Robert William Schroeder III is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).