Who appointed Stanley F. Birch Jr.?

President George H.W. Bush appointed Stanley F. Birch Jr. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in 1990.

Was Stanley F. Birch Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Stanley F. Birch Jr. was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Stanley F. Birch Jr.'s confirmation vote?

Stanley F. Birch Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on May 11, 1990. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eleventh Circuit / Appointed 1990 / Served to 2010

Stanley F. Birch Jr.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and confirmed by voice vote, Stanley F. Birch Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He earned a law degree from Emory University School of Law in 1970. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1945 · age 81
Appointed by: George H.W. Bush, 1990
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Virginia 1967 · Emory Law 1970
Succeeded: James Clinkscales Hill
Succeeded by: Jill Anne Pryor

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1990	Eleventh Circuit succeeded James Clinkscales Hill	G.H.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 Virginia	B.A.	1967
Emory University School of Law	J.D.	1970
Emory University School of Law	LL.M.	1976

Judicial Record

In our data, Birch authored 1 published opinion for the court (2009). Most cited: United States v. Chavez (75 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2009	United States v. Chavez	584 F.3d 1354	75

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Stanley F. Birch Jr.?: President George H.W. Bush appointed Stanley F. Birch Jr. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in 1990.
Was Stanley F. Birch Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Stanley F. Birch Jr. was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Stanley F. Birch Jr.'s confirmation vote?: Stanley F. Birch Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on May 11, 1990. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Stanley F. Birch Jr. on?: Stanley F. Birch Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Sources

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20 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).