Steven Douglas Merryday
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 and confirmed by voice vote, Steven Douglas Merryday is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He earned a law degree from University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) in 1975. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1950 · age 76
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1992
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Florida 1972 · University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) 1975
- Succeeded by
- Jordan Emery Pratt
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Middle District of Florida | 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 Florida | B.A. | 1972 |
| University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) | J.D. | 1975 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Merryday was assigned 13,328 district-court cases (1963–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 162 days across 12,571 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 485 of Merryday’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 386 were affirmed, 51 reversed or vacated, and 48 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, Merryday authored 108 published opinions for the court (1992–2011). Most cited: Dees v. Hydradry, Inc. (170 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dees v. Hydradry, Inc. | 706 F. Supp. 2d 1227 | 170 |
| 2010 | Moreno v. Regions Bank | 729 F. Supp. 2d 1346 | 123 |
| 2005 | Descent v. Kolitsidas | 396 F. Supp. 2d 1315 | 57 |
| 2011 | Securities & Exchange Commission v. Kramer | 778 F. Supp. 2d 1320 | 48 |
| 2009 | United States v. Quintana | 594 F. Supp. 2d 1291 | 42 |
| 2003 | MacKenzie v. Kindred Hospitals East, L.L.C. | 276 F. Supp. 2d 1211 | 42 |
| 2009 | VANHORN v. Florida | 677 F. Supp. 2d 1288 | 29 |
| 2002 | Auto Owners Insurance v. Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. | 227 F. Supp. 2d 1248 | 27 |
| 2001 | United States Ex Rel. Alderson v. Quorum Health Group, Inc. | 171 F. Supp. 2d 1323 | 24 |
| 1998 | Southern Offshore Fishing Ass'n v. Daley | 995 F. Supp. 1411 | 21 |
| 1999 | Morsani v. Major League Baseball | 79 F. Supp. 2d 1331 | 20 |
| 2006 | Mickens v. Polk County School Board | 430 F. Supp. 2d 1265 | 17 |
| 2011 | Estate of Jackson v. Ventas Realty, Ltd. Partnership | 812 F. Supp. 2d 1306 | 13 |
| 2011 | United States v. O'Callaghan | 805 F. Supp. 2d 1321 | 12 |
| 2011 | Drilling Consultants, Inc. v. First Montauk Securities Corp. | 806 F. Supp. 2d 1228 | 12 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 108 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 Steven Douglas Merryday?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Steven Douglas Merryday to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 1992.
- Was Steven Douglas Merryday appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Steven Douglas Merryday 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 Steven Douglas Merryday's confirmation vote?
- Steven Douglas Merryday was confirmed by voice vote on February 6, 1992. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Steven Douglas Merryday on?
- Steven Douglas Merryday is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
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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34 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).