Sidney H. Stein
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1995 and confirmed by voice vote, Sidney H. Stein is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1972. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1945 · age 81
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1995
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Princeton 1967 · Yale Law School 1972
- Succeeded
- Pierre Nelson Leval
- Succeeded by
- Alison Julie Nathan
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Southern District of New York succeeded Pierre Nelson Leval | 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
| New York University Graduate School of Education | ||
| Princeton University | A.B. | 1967 |
| Yale Law School | J.D. | 1972 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Stein was assigned 4,769 district-court cases (1986–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 232 days across 4,664 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 135 of Stein’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 115 were affirmed, 11 reversed or vacated, and 9 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, Stein authored 230 published opinions for the court (1995–2011). Most cited: Bensusan Restaurant Corp. v. King (133 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Bensusan Restaurant Corp. v. King | 937 F. Supp. 295 | 133 |
| 2005 | In Re JP Morgan Chase Securities Litigation | 363 F. Supp. 2d 595 | 97 |
| 2004 | Daventree Ltd. v. Republic of Azerbaijan | 349 F. Supp. 2d 736 | 78 |
| 1998 | Douglas v. Victor Capital Group | 21 F. Supp. 2d 379 | 75 |
| 2008 | Koulkina v. City of New York | 559 F. Supp. 2d 300 | 60 |
| 2004 | Veloz v. New York | 339 F. Supp. 2d 505 | 58 |
| 2000 | Legal Aid Society v. City of New York | 114 F. Supp. 2d 204 | 50 |
| 2000 | Ventra v. United States | 121 F. Supp. 2d 326 | 48 |
| 2010 | In Re Citigroup Inc. Securities Litigation | 753 F. Supp. 2d 206 | 46 |
| 2009 | Royalty Network Inc. v. Dishant. Com, LLC | 638 F. Supp. 2d 410 | 46 |
| 2002 | Baskerville v. Blot | 224 F. Supp. 2d 723 | 44 |
| 1996 | Aquinas v. Federal Express Corp. | 940 F. Supp. 73 | 43 |
| 2009 | Key v. Toussaint | 660 F. Supp. 2d 518 | 40 |
| 2008 | Cfirstclass Corp. v. Silverjet Plc | 560 F. Supp. 2d 324 | 35 |
| 2004 | Paradis v. Ghana Airways Ltd. | 348 F. Supp. 2d 106 | 34 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 230 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 Sidney H. Stein?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Sidney H. Stein to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1995.
- Was Sidney H. Stein appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Sidney H. Stein was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Sidney H. Stein's confirmation vote?
- Sidney H. Stein was confirmed by voice vote on March 17, 1995. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Sidney H. Stein on?
- Sidney H. Stein is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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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31 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).