Sam A. Lindsay
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, Sam A. Lindsay is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1977. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1951 · age 75
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- St. Mary's, Texas 1974 · University of Texas Law 1977
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Northern District of Texas | 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
| St. Mary's University, Texas | B.A. | 1974 |
| University of Texas School of Law | J.D. | 1977 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Lindsay was assigned 7,751 district-court cases (1990–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 178 days across 7,088 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 374 of Lindsay’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 293 were affirmed, 42 reversed or vacated, and 39 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.
In our data, Lindsay authored 107 published opinions for the court (1998–2011). Most cited: International Truck and Engine Corp. v. Quintana (65 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | International Truck and Engine Corp. v. Quintana | 259 F. Supp. 2d 553 | 65 |
| 2001 | Lacher v. West | 147 F. Supp. 2d 538 | 42 |
| 2006 | Gonannies, Inc. v. Goupair. Com, Inc. | 464 F. Supp. 2d 603 | 29 |
| 2001 | Prieto v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance | 132 F. Supp. 2d 506 | 25 |
| 2009 | Scroggins v. Astrue | 598 F. Supp. 2d 800 | 22 |
| 2001 | Alcan Aluminum Corp. v. BASF Corp. | 133 F. Supp. 2d 482 | 22 |
| 2001 | Kastor v. Sam's Wholesale Club | 131 F. Supp. 2d 862 | 20 |
| 2010 | Lofton v. McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals | 682 F. Supp. 2d 662 | 19 |
| 2005 | Dearmore v. City of Garland | 400 F. Supp. 2d 894 | 18 |
| 2010 | Chatelaine, Inc. v. Twin Modal, Inc. | 737 F. Supp. 2d 638 | 17 |
| 2003 | St. Paul Guardian Insurance v. Centrum G.S. Ltd. | 383 F. Supp. 2d 891 | 17 |
| 2000 | Dyer v. Danek Medical, Inc. | 115 F. Supp. 2d 732 | 16 |
| 2006 | NL Industries, Inc. v. OneBeacon America Insurance | 435 F. Supp. 2d 558 | 15 |
| 2004 | Housing Auth. of City of Dallas, Tex. v. Northland Ins. | 333 F. Supp. 2d 595 | 15 |
| 2004 | Glass v. United States | 335 F. Supp. 2d 736 | 14 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 107 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 Sam A. Lindsay?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Sam A. Lindsay to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in 1998.
- Was Sam A. Lindsay appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Sam A. Lindsay was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Sam A. Lindsay's confirmation vote?
- Sam A. Lindsay was confirmed by voice vote on March 11, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Sam A. Lindsay on?
- Sam A. Lindsay is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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28 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).