Susan Davis Wigenton
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006 and confirmed by voice vote, Susan Davis Wigenton is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. She earned a law degree from William and Mary Law School in 1987. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1962 · age 64
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2006
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Norfolk State 1984 · William and Mary Law School 1987
- Succeeded
- John Winslow Bissell
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | District of New Jersey succeeded John Winslow Bissell | 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
| Norfolk State University | B.A. | 1984 |
| William and Mary Law School | J.D. | 1987 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Wigenton was assigned 8,128 district-court cases (1989–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 167 days across 7,572 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 309 of Wigenton’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 243 were affirmed, 42 reversed or vacated, and 24 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, Wigenton authored 10 published opinions for the court (2001–2010). Most cited: Ramirez v. STi Prepaid LLC (23 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ramirez v. STi Prepaid LLC | 644 F. Supp. 2d 496 | 23 |
| 2005 | Kounelis v. Sherrer | 396 F. Supp. 2d 525 | 11 |
| 2010 | Noble v. PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 694 F. Supp. 2d 333 | 10 |
| 2010 | New Jersey Physicians, Inc. v. Obama | 757 F. Supp. 2d 502 | 7 |
| 2009 | Geod Corporation v. New Jersey Transit Corporation | 678 F. Supp. 2d 276 | 6 |
| 2008 | Days Inn Worldwide, Inc. v. BFC Management, Inc. | 544 F. Supp. 2d 401 | 6 |
| 2003 | Gashlin v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America Retirement System for the United States Employees & Special Agents | 286 F. Supp. 2d 407 | 3 |
| 2001 | Home Care Industries, Inc. v. Murray | 154 F. Supp. 2d 861 | 2 |
| 2010 | Geod Corporation v. New Jersey Transit Corporation | 746 F. Supp. 2d 642 | 1 |
| 2004 | Lusitania Savings Bank, FSB v. Progressive Casualty Insurance | 328 F. Supp. 2d 514 | 0 |
Showing the 10 most-cited of 10 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 Davis Wigenton?
- President George W. Bush appointed Susan Davis Wigenton to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 2006.
- Was Susan Davis Wigenton appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Susan Davis Wigenton was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Susan Davis Wigenton's confirmation vote?
- Susan Davis Wigenton was confirmed by voice vote on May 26, 2006. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Susan Davis Wigenton on?
- Susan Davis Wigenton is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
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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20 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).