Thomas M. Golden
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006 and confirmed by the Senate 96–0, Thomas M. Golden was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law) in 1972. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1947–2010
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2006
- Confirmed
- 96–0
- Education
- Pennsylvania State 1969 · Dickinson Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law) 1972
- Succeeded
- Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen
- Succeeded by
- Jeffrey L. Schmehl
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen | G.W. Bush (R) | 96–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 96–0 on May 4, 2006 · 109th Congress, Roll Call 114. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 96
42 D, 53 R, 1 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- A. Allard(R-CO)
- George Allen(R-VA)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Evan Bayh(D-IN)
- Robert Bennett(R-UT)
- Joe Biden(D-DE)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Christopher Bond(R-MO)
- Samuel Brownback(R-KS)
- Conrad Burns(R-MT)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Robert Byrd(D-WV)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Lincoln Chafee(R-RI)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Hillary Clinton(D-NY)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Norm Coleman(R-MN)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Larry Craig(R-ID)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Mark Dayton(D-MN)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Mike DeWine(R-OH)
- Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
- Elizabeth Dole(R-NC)
- Pete Domenici(R-NM)
- Byron Dorgan(D-ND)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Russ Feingold(D-WI)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Bill Frist(R-TN)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Judd Gregg(R-NH)
- Chuck Hagel(R-NE)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- James Jeffords(I-VT)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Edward Kennedy(D-MA)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(D-CT)
- Blanche Lincoln(D-AR)
- Trent Lott(R-MS)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Mel Martinez(R-FL)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Barack Obama(D-IL)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Ken Salazar(D-CO)
- Rick Santorum(R-PA)
- Paul Sarbanes(D-MD)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Gordon Smith(R-OR)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Arlen Specter(R-PA)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Ted Stevens(R-AK)
- John Sununu(R-NH)
- Jim Talent(R-MO)
- Craig Thomas(R-WY)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- George Voinovich(R-OH)
- John Warner(R-VA)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 4
2 D, 2 R
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Jim Bunning(R-KY)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
Education
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Golden was assigned 660 district-court cases (1986–2010). Median time from filing to termination: 334 days across 660 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 42 of Golden’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 36 were affirmed, 3 reversed or vacated, and 3 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, Golden authored 9 published opinions for the court (2007–2010). Most cited: Seals v. City of Lancaster (27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Seals v. City of Lancaster | 553 F. Supp. 2d 427 | 27 |
| 2009 | Richetta v. Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P. | 661 F. Supp. 2d 500 | 9 |
| 2007 | United States v. Cedeno | 496 F. Supp. 2d 562 | 6 |
| 2009 | Casillas v. Astrue | 671 F. Supp. 2d 635 | 4 |
| 2008 | Harrison v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America | 543 F. Supp. 2d 411 | 3 |
| 2008 | O'NEAL v. Levi | 551 F. Supp. 2d 379 | 2 |
| 2010 | Cooper v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | 699 F. Supp. 2d 690 | 0 |
| 2008 | RCN Telecom Services, Inc. v. Toa Pa Vi, L.P. | 612 F. Supp. 2d 555 | 0 |
| 2007 | Cooper Ex Rel Trans. Work., 234 v. Se Pa. Transp. | 474 F. Supp. 2d 720 | 0 |
Showing the 9 most-cited of 9 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 Thomas M. Golden?
- President George W. Bush appointed Thomas M. Golden to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2006.
- Was Thomas M. Golden appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Thomas M. Golden was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Thomas M. Golden's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Thomas M. Golden 96–0 on May 4, 2006.
- Which court was Thomas M. Golden on?
- Thomas M. Golden was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2006)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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4 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).