Sean Francis Cox
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006 and confirmed by voice vote, Sean Francis Cox was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He earned a law degree from Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State University College of Law) in 1983. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1957 · age 69
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2006
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Michigan 1979 · Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State College of Law) 1983
- Succeeded
- Lawrence Paul Zatkoff
- Succeeded by
- Michael Craig Martin
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Eastern District of Michigan succeeded Lawrence Paul Zatkoff | G.W. Bush (R) | 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
| University of Michigan | B.G.S. | 1979 |
| Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State University College of Law) | J.D. | 1983 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Cox was assigned 3,345 district-court cases (1977–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 217 days across 3,165 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 261 of Cox’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 201 were affirmed, 36 reversed or vacated, and 24 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, Cox authored 33 published opinions for the court (2006–2011). Most cited: Dura Global Technologies, Inc. v. Magna Donnelly Corp. (15 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dura Global Technologies, Inc. v. Magna Donnelly Corp. | 662 F. Supp. 2d 855 | 15 |
| 2009 | In Re OnStar Contract Litigation | 600 F. Supp. 2d 861 | 10 |
| 2009 | Wright v. GENESEE COUNTY CORP. | 659 F. Supp. 2d 842 | 8 |
| 2010 | Serrano v. Cintas Corp. | 711 F. Supp. 2d 782 | 6 |
| 2009 | Dura Global Technologies, Inc. v. Magna Donnelly Corporation | 665 F. Supp. 2d 787 | 6 |
| 2008 | Robinson v. Radian, Inc. | 624 F. Supp. 2d 617 | 6 |
| 2010 | Chavez v. Waterford School District | 720 F. Supp. 2d 845 | 5 |
| 2011 | In Re Rahim | 449 B.R. 527 | 4 |
| 2007 | Tang v. Putruss | 521 F. Supp. 2d 600 | 4 |
| 2009 | Henry Ford Health System v. Sebelius | 680 F. Supp. 2d 799 | 3 |
| 2009 | Steinberg v. Young | 641 F. Supp. 2d 637 | 3 |
| 2008 | Chires v. Cumulus Broadcasting, LLC | 543 F. Supp. 2d 712 | 3 |
| 2007 | Doeren Mayhew & Co. v. CPA Mutual Insurance Co. of America Risk Retention Group | 633 F. Supp. 2d 434 | 3 |
| 2007 | Hawaiian Village Computer, Inc. v. Print Management Partners, Inc. | 501 F. Supp. 2d 951 | 3 |
| 2008 | Larco Brothers, Inc. v. Luca's Chophouse, LLC | 621 F. Supp. 2d 466 | 2 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 33 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 Sean Francis Cox?
- President George W. Bush appointed Sean Francis Cox to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 2006.
- Was Sean Francis Cox appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Sean Francis Cox was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Sean Francis Cox's confirmation vote?
- Sean Francis Cox was confirmed by voice vote on June 8, 2006. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Sean Francis Cox on?
- Sean Francis Cox was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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19 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).