Who appointed Samuel Der-Yeghiayan?

President George W. Bush appointed Samuel Der-Yeghiayan to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 2003.

Was Samuel Der-Yeghiayan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Samuel Der-Yeghiayan was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Samuel Der-Yeghiayan's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Samuel Der-Yeghiayan 89–0 on July 14, 2003.

Northern District of Illinois / Appointed 2003 / Served to 2018

Samuel Der-Yeghiayan

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by the Senate 89–0, Samuel Der-Yeghiayan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from Franklin Pierce Law Center (now University of New Hampshire School of Law) in 1978. Sources ↓

Born: 1952 · age 74
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2003
Confirmed: 89–0
Education: Evangel 1975 · Franklin Pierce Law Center (now of New Hampshire Law) 1978
Succeeded: Marvin E. Aspen
Succeeded by: John Fitzgerald Kness

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2003	Northern District of Illinois succeeded Marvin E. Aspen	G.W. Bush (R)	89–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 89–0 on July 14, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 275. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 89

41 D, 47 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 11

7 D, 4 R

Education

Evangel University	B.A.	1975
Franklin Pierce Law Center (now University of New Hampshire School of Law)	J.D.	1978

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Der-Yeghiayan was assigned 3,264 district-court cases (1991–2017). Median time from filing to termination: 104 days across 3,263 closed cases.

Labor & ERISA19%

Other federal statutes17%

Civil rights16%

Prisoner & habeas13%

Contract8%

Real property7%

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 143 of Der-Yeghiayan’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 108 were affirmed, 24 reversed or vacated, and 11 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 Samuel Der-Yeghiayan?: President George W. Bush appointed Samuel Der-Yeghiayan to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 2003.
Was Samuel Der-Yeghiayan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Samuel Der-Yeghiayan was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Samuel Der-Yeghiayan's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Samuel Der-Yeghiayan 89–0 on July 14, 2003.
Which court was Samuel Der-Yeghiayan on?: Samuel Der-Yeghiayan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Sources

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