Who appointed Roger L. Gregory?

President William J. Clinton appointed Roger L. Gregory to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 2001.

Was Roger L. Gregory appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Roger L. Gregory was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Roger L. Gregory's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Roger L. Gregory 93–1 on July 20, 2001.

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Roger L. Gregory

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 2001 and confirmed by the Senate 93–1, Roger L. Gregory is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1978. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1953 · age 73
Appointed by: William J. Clinton, 2001
Confirmed: 93–1
Education: Virginia State College 1975 · University of Michigan Law School 1978

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2001	Fourth Circuit	Clinton (D)	93–1

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 93–1 on July 20, 2001 · 107th Congress, Roll Call 244. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 93

48 D, 44 R, 1 I

Voted against · 1

1 R

Trent Lott(R-MS)

Did not vote · 6

2 D, 4 R

Education

Virginia State College	B.A.	1975
University of Michigan Law School	J.D.	1978

Judicial Record

In our data, Gregory authored 2 published opinions for the court (2009–2010). Most cited: Walker v. Kelly (1 citation).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2010	Walker v. Kelly	598 F.3d 167	1
2009	Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition v. Aracoma Coal Co.	567 F.3d 130	1

Showing the 2 most-cited of 2 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 Roger L. Gregory?: President William J. Clinton appointed Roger L. Gregory to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 2001.
Was Roger L. Gregory appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Roger L. Gregory was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Roger L. Gregory's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Roger L. Gregory 93–1 on July 20, 2001.
Which court is Roger L. Gregory on?: Roger L. Gregory is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Sources

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25 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).