Who appointed Ronnie Abrams?

President Barack Obama appointed Ronnie Abrams to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2012.

Was Ronnie Abrams appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Ronnie Abrams was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Ronnie Abrams's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Ronnie Abrams 96–2 on March 22, 2012.

Southern District of New York / Appointed 2012 / Active

Ronnie Abrams

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2012 and confirmed by the Senate 96–2, Ronnie Abrams is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. She earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1993. Sources ↓

Born: 1968 · age 58
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2012
Confirmed: 96–2
Education: Cornell 1990 · Yale Law School 1993
Succeeded: Lewis A. Kaplan

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2012	Southern District of New York succeeded Lewis A. Kaplan	Obama (D)	96–2

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 96–2 on March 22, 2012 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 58. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 96

51 D, 43 R, 2 I

Voted against · 2

2 R

James DeMint(R-SC)
Mike Lee(R-UT)

Did not vote · 2

2 R

Dean Heller(R-NV)
Mark Kirk(R-IL)

Education

Cornell University	B.A.	1990
Yale Law School	J.D.	1993

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Abrams was assigned 3,644 district-court cases (1988–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 182 days across 3,242 closed cases.

Other civil matters33%

Civil rights20%

Labor & ERISA9%

Contract8%

Intellectual property6%

Other federal statutes5%

Other20%

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 133 of Abrams’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 100 were affirmed, 16 reversed or vacated, and 17 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 Ronnie Abrams?: President Barack Obama appointed Ronnie Abrams to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2012.
Was Ronnie Abrams appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Ronnie Abrams was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Ronnie Abrams's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Ronnie Abrams 96–2 on March 22, 2012.
Which court is Ronnie Abrams on?: Ronnie Abrams is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Sources

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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).