Rossie David Alston Jr.
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2019 and confirmed by the Senate 75–20, Rossie David Alston Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He earned a law degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law in 1982. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1957 · age 69
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2019
- Confirmed
- 75–20
- Education
- Averett College (now Averett) 1979 · North Carolina Central Law 1982
- Succeeded
- Gerald Bruce Lee
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Eastern District of Virginia succeeded Gerald Bruce Lee | Trump (R) | 75–20 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 75–20 on June 10, 2019 · 116th Congress, Roll Call 146. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 75
23 D, 51 R, 1 I
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Marsha Blackburn(R-TN)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Mike Braun(R-IN)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Kevin Cramer(R-ND)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Mike Enzi(R-WY)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Cory Gardner(R-CO)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Josh Hawley(R-MO)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith(R-MS)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- John Isakson(R-GA)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- Doug Jones(D-AL)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Joseph Manchin(D-WV)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Martha McSally(R-AZ)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- David Perdue(R-GA)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Mitt Romney(R-UT)
- Jacklyn Rosen(D-NV)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Ben Sasse(R-NE)
- Rick Scott(R-FL)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Kyrsten Sinema(D-AZ)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Patrick Toomey(R-PA)
- Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Voted against · 20
19 D, 1 I
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Tina Smith(D-MN)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 5
3 D, 2 R
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Kamala Harris(D-CA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
Education
| Averett College (now Averett University) | B.A. | 1979 |
| North Carolina Central University School of Law | J.D. | 1982 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| U.S. Army private first class | 1975 |
| Staff attorney, National Labor Relations Board | 1982-1984 |
| Staff attorney, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation | 1984-1989 |
| Private practice, Woodbridge, Virginia | 1989-1992 |
| Private practice, Manassas, Virginia | 1992-1998 |
| Judge, Prince William County [Virginia] Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court | 1998-2001 |
| Judge, Virginia Circuit Court, Thirty-First Judicial Circuit | 2001-2009 |
| Adjunct professor, George Mason University | 2004-2013; 2015- |
| Distinguished adjunct professor, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School | 2009- |
| Judge, Court of Appeals of Virginia | 2009-2019 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Alston was assigned 2,312 district-court cases (1997–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 141 days across 1,710 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 154 of Alston’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 143 were affirmed, 8 reversed or vacated, and 3 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 Rossie David Alston Jr.?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed Rossie David Alston Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in 2019.
- Was Rossie David Alston Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Rossie David Alston Jr. was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Rossie David Alston Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Rossie David Alston Jr. 75–20 on June 10, 2019.
- Which court is Rossie David Alston Jr. on?
- Rossie David Alston Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: screenshot of video by US Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2019)
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7 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).