Rosemary S. Pooler
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, Rosemary S. Pooler was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1965. She previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1938–2023
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Brooklyn College 1959 · University of Michigan Law School 1965
- Succeeded
- Frank X. Altimari
- Succeeded by
- Alison Julie Nathan
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Northern District of New York succeeded Howard G. Munson | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
| 1998 | Second Circuit succeeded Frank X. Altimari | Clinton (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
| Brooklyn College | B.A. | 1959 |
| University of Connecticut | M.A. | 1961 |
| University of Michigan Law School | J.D. | 1965 |
| Harvard University, Program for Senior Managers in Government | 1978 | |
| State University of New York at Albany | Certificate in Regulatory Economics | 1985 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Pooler was assigned 1,221 district-court cases (1989–1998). Median time from filing to termination: 304 days across 1,220 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.
In our data, Pooler authored 44 published opinions for the court (1994–2012). Most cited: United States v. Green (88 citations).
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 | United States v. Green | 618 F.3d 120 | 88 |
| 2011 | Bodansky v. Fifth on the Park Condo, LLC | 635 F.3d 75 | 26 |
| 1996 | Justice v. Coughlin | 941 F. Supp. 1312 | 19 |
| 1996 | Alfano v. Costello | 940 F. Supp. 459 | 17 |
| 1995 | McHale v. Westcott | 893 F. Supp. 143 | 16 |
| 1997 | Bordeaux v. Lynch | 958 F. Supp. 77 | 15 |
| 2009 | Watson v. Geren | 587 F.3d 156 | 14 |
| 1996 | Vandewalker v. Quandt's Food Service Distributors, Inc. | 934 F. Supp. 42 | 13 |
| 1996 | Alteri v. General Motors Corp. | 919 F. Supp. 92 | 13 |
| 1996 | Packaging Industries Group, Inc. v. Dennison Manufacturing Co. (In Re Sentinel Products Corp.) | 192 B.R. 41 | 13 |
| 2000 | Nashua Corp. v. Norton Co. | 116 F. Supp. 2d 330 | 12 |
| 1996 | New York v. Peter & John's Pump House, Inc. | 914 F. Supp. 809 | 12 |
| 2010 | Napoli v. Town of New Windsor | 600 F.3d 168 | 11 |
| 1996 | Walsh v. City of Auburn | 942 F. Supp. 788 | 11 |
| 1995 | Ryan v. New York State Thruway Authority | 889 F. Supp. 70 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 44 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 Rosemary S. Pooler?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Rosemary S. Pooler to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1998.
- Was Rosemary S. Pooler appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Rosemary S. Pooler was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Rosemary S. Pooler's confirmation vote?
- Rosemary S. Pooler was confirmed by voice vote on June 2, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Rosemary S. Pooler on?
- Rosemary S. Pooler was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
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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25 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).