Stephan P. Mickle
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, Stephan P. Mickle was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. He earned a law degree from University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) in 1970. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1944–2021
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Florida 1965 · University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) 1970
- Succeeded
- Maurice Mitchell Paul
- Succeeded by
- Mark Eaton Walker
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Northern District of Florida succeeded Maurice Mitchell Paul | 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
| University of Florida | B.A. | 1965 |
| University of Florida | M.Ed. | 1966 |
| University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) | J.D. | 1970 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Mickle was assigned 2,142 district-court cases (1993–2014). Median time from filing to termination: 218 days across 2,134 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 185 of Mickle’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 156 were affirmed, 16 reversed or vacated, and 13 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, Mickle authored 25 published opinions for the court (1999–2011). Most cited: Colville v. Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC (18 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Colville v. Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC | 565 F. Supp. 2d 1314 | 18 |
| 2010 | Faulkner Press, L.L.C. v. Class Notes, L.L.C. | 756 F. Supp. 2d 1352 | 14 |
| 2002 | McCurry v. Moore | 242 F. Supp. 2d 1167 | 12 |
| 2010 | United States v. Burton | 698 F. Supp. 2d 1303 | 9 |
| 1999 | Carter v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. | 61 F. Supp. 2d 1237 | 8 |
| 2001 | Letner v. UNUM Life Insurance Co. of America | 203 F. Supp. 2d 1291 | 7 |
| 2001 | Ambassador Beach Condominium Ass'n v. Omaha Property & Casualty Insurance | 152 F. Supp. 2d 1315 | 5 |
| 2009 | King v. State of Florida | 650 F. Supp. 2d 1157 | 4 |
| 2008 | Florida State Conference of the National Ass'n v. Browning | 569 F. Supp. 2d 1237 | 4 |
| 2003 | Cargile v. Viacom International, Inc. | 282 F. Supp. 2d 1316 | 4 |
| 2011 | Ballard v. McNeil | 785 F. Supp. 2d 1299 | 3 |
| 2004 | Hagberg v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of Boston | 321 F. Supp. 2d 1270 | 3 |
| 2010 | Baxter v. Adam | 750 F. Supp. 2d 1313 | 1 |
| 2008 | Beta Upsilon Chi v. MacHen | 559 F. Supp. 2d 1274 | 1 |
| 2005 | Moeller v. Cassedy | 364 F. Supp. 2d 1340 | 1 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 25 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 Stephan P. Mickle?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Stephan P. Mickle to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in 1998.
- Was Stephan P. Mickle appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Stephan P. Mickle was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Stephan P. Mickle's confirmation vote?
- Stephan P. Mickle was confirmed by voice vote on May 14, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Stephan P. Mickle on?
- Stephan P. Mickle was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: FHBrian (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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22 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).