Susan J. Dlott
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1995 and confirmed by voice vote, Susan J. Dlott is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. She earned a law degree from Boston University School of Law in 1973. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1949 · age 77
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1995
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania 1970 · Boston Law 1973
- Succeeded
- S. Arthur Spiegel
- Succeeded by
- Douglas Russell Cole
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Southern District of Ohio succeeded S. Arthur Spiegel | 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 Pennsylvania | B.A. | 1970 |
| Boston University School of Law | J.D. | 1973 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Dlott was assigned 4,686 district-court cases (1980–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 260 days across 4,480 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 364 of Dlott’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 286 were affirmed, 49 reversed or vacated, and 29 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, Dlott authored 74 published opinions for the court (1996–2011). Most cited: Delawder v. Platinum Financial Services Corp. (30 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Delawder v. Platinum Financial Services Corp. | 443 F. Supp. 2d 942 | 30 |
| 2005 | Dage v. Time Warner Cable | 395 F. Supp. 2d 668 | 24 |
| 1996 | Baker v. Pfeifer | 940 F. Supp. 1168 | 23 |
| 1998 | Thrope v. State of Ohio | 19 F. Supp. 2d 816 | 20 |
| 2007 | Saint Torrance v. Firstar | 529 F. Supp. 2d 836 | 16 |
| 2011 | Campbell v. City of Springboro, Ohio | 788 F. Supp. 2d 637 | 15 |
| 1999 | Guzman v. Denny's Inc. | 40 F. Supp. 2d 930 | 14 |
| 1996 | Joiner v. Ohio Dep't of Transportation | 949 F. Supp. 562 | 14 |
| 2008 | Evans v. Midland Funding LLC | 574 F. Supp. 2d 808 | 13 |
| 2007 | Morrison v. Board of Trustees of Green Tp. | 529 F. Supp. 2d 807 | 13 |
| 1997 | Powell v. Computer Credit, Inc. | 975 F. Supp. 1034 | 12 |
| 1996 | Kellogg v. Shoemaker | 927 F. Supp. 244 | 12 |
| 2010 | Brinkman v. Budish | 692 F. Supp. 2d 855 | 11 |
| 2004 | Todd v. Weltman, Weinberg & Reis, Co., LPA | 348 F. Supp. 2d 903 | 11 |
| 2000 | United States v. Cantrell | 92 F. Supp. 2d 704 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 74 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 Susan J. Dlott?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Susan J. Dlott to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 1995.
- Was Susan J. Dlott appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Susan J. Dlott was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Susan J. Dlott's confirmation vote?
- Susan J. Dlott was confirmed by voice vote on December 22, 1995. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Susan J. Dlott on?
- Susan J. Dlott is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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30 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).