Who appointed Theresa Lazar Springmann?

President George W. Bush appointed Theresa Lazar Springmann to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in 2003.

Was Theresa Lazar Springmann appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Theresa Lazar Springmann was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Theresa Lazar Springmann's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Theresa Lazar Springmann 93–0 on March 31, 2003.

Northern District of Indiana / Appointed 2003 / Senior status since 2020

Theresa Lazar Springmann

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by the Senate 93–0, Theresa Lazar Springmann is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. She earned a law degree from Notre Dame Law School in 1980. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1956 · age 70
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2003
Confirmed: 93–0
Education: Indiana 1977 · Notre Dame Law School 1980
Succeeded: James Tyne Moody
Succeeded by: Cristal C. Brisco

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2003	Northern District of Indiana succeeded James Tyne Moody	G.W. Bush (R)	93–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 93–0 on March 31, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 112. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 93

44 D, 48 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 7

4 D, 3 R

Education

Indiana University	B.A.	1977
Notre Dame Law School	J.D.	1980

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Springmann was assigned 3,473 district-court cases (1996–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 237 days across 3,120 closed cases.

Other civil matters24%

Civil rights17%

Prisoner & habeas15%

Personal-injury torts9%

Labor & ERISA8%

Other federal statutes7%

Other20%

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 162 of Springmann’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 118 were affirmed, 28 reversed or vacated, and 16 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, Springmann authored 39 published opinions for the court (1995–2011). Most cited: Carpenter v. Modern Drop Forge Co. (16 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
1995	Carpenter v. Modern Drop Forge Co.	919 F. Supp. 1198	16
2009	M.O. Ex Rel. C.O. v. Indiana Department of Education	635 F. Supp. 2d 847	14
2000	Federal Trade Commission v. Think Achievement Corp.	144 F. Supp. 2d 1013	14
2006	Chivers v. Central Noble Community Schools	423 F. Supp. 2d 835	13
2000	Federal Trade Commission v. Think Achievement Corp.	144 F. Supp. 2d 993	12
1996	Sickinger v. Mega Systems, Inc.	951 F. Supp. 153	11
1995	Tucker v. Nike, Inc.	919 F. Supp. 1192	10
2009	Bauer v. Shepard	634 F. Supp. 2d 912	9
2008	Yoon v. Minter-Higgins	399 B.R. 34	9
2007	Boyer v. Gildea	374 B.R. 645	8
2009	Securities America, Inc. v. Tallman (In Re Tallman)	417 B.R. 568	7
2011	Westfield Insurance v. Hill	790 F. Supp. 2d 855	6
2006	Bickel v. Pfizer, Inc.	431 F. Supp. 2d 918	6
2011	Reliance Standard Life Insurance v. Lyons	756 F. Supp. 2d 1013	5
2010	Kirkwood v. DeLONG	683 F. Supp. 2d 823	5

Showing the 15 most-cited of 39 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 Theresa Lazar Springmann?: President George W. Bush appointed Theresa Lazar Springmann to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in 2003.
Was Theresa Lazar Springmann appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Theresa Lazar Springmann was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Theresa Lazar Springmann's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Theresa Lazar Springmann 93–0 on March 31, 2003.
Which court is Theresa Lazar Springmann on?: Theresa Lazar Springmann is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

Sources

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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).