Stephen C. Robinson
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by voice vote, Stephen C. Robinson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Cornell Law School in 1984. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1957 · age 69
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2003
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Cornell 1979 · Cornell Law School 1984
- Succeeded
- John S. Martin Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Edgardo Ramos
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Southern District of New York succeeded John S. Martin Jr. | 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
| Cornell University | B.A. | 1979 |
| Cornell Law School | J.D. | 1984 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Robinson was assigned 1,516 district-court cases (1998–2010). Median time from filing to termination: 265 days across 1,512 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 55 of Robinson’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 50 were affirmed, 3 reversed or vacated, and 2 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, Robinson authored 140 published opinions for the court (2003–2010). Most cited: Adee Motor Cars, LLC v. Amato (69 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Adee Motor Cars, LLC v. Amato | 388 F. Supp. 2d 250 | 69 |
| 2007 | Heredia v. Doe | 473 F. Supp. 2d 462 | 55 |
| 2005 | Tlacoapa v. Carregal | 386 F. Supp. 2d 362 | 43 |
| 2007 | Cuzco v. Orion Builders, Inc. | 477 F. Supp. 2d 628 | 41 |
| 2007 | Singh v. Goord | 520 F. Supp. 2d 487 | 29 |
| 2010 | United States v. Village of Port Chester | 704 F. Supp. 2d 411 | 26 |
| 2009 | Alaimo v. TRI-VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST. | 650 F. Supp. 2d 289 | 25 |
| 2009 | International Business MacHines Corp. v. Johnson | 629 F. Supp. 2d 321 | 23 |
| 2004 | United States v. Paugh | 332 F. Supp. 2d 679 | 21 |
| 2009 | Kelly v. Evolution Markets, Inc. | 626 F. Supp. 2d 364 | 19 |
| 2005 | Civic Center Motors, Ltd. v. Mason Street Import Cars, Ltd. | 387 F. Supp. 2d 378 | 19 |
| 2004 | United States v. Roth | 332 F. Supp. 2d 565 | 19 |
| 2007 | Sandoval v. Abaco Club on Winding Bay | 507 F. Supp. 2d 312 | 17 |
| 2004 | United States v. Savoca | 335 F. Supp. 2d 385 | 17 |
| 2010 | Fortress Bible Church v. Feiner | 734 F. Supp. 2d 409 | 16 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 140 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 Stephen C. Robinson?
- President George W. Bush appointed Stephen C. Robinson to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2003.
- Was Stephen C. Robinson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Stephen C. Robinson was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Stephen C. Robinson's confirmation vote?
- Stephen C. Robinson was confirmed by voice vote on September 17, 2003. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Stephen C. Robinson on?
- Stephen C. Robinson was 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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6 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).