Who appointed Timothy J. Corrigan?

President George W. Bush appointed Timothy J. Corrigan to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 2002.

Was Timothy J. Corrigan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Timothy J. Corrigan was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Timothy J. Corrigan's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Timothy J. Corrigan 88–0 on September 12, 2002.

Middle District of Florida / Appointed 2002 / Senior status since 2024

Timothy J. Corrigan

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by the Senate 88–0, Timothy J. Corrigan is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He earned a law degree from Duke University School of Law in 1981. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1956 · age 70
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2002
Confirmed: 88–0
Education: University of Notre Dame 1978 · Duke Law 1981

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2002	Middle District of Florida	G.W. Bush (R)	88–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 88–0 on September 12, 2002 · 107th Congress, Roll Call 213. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 88

44 D, 43 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 12

6 D, 6 R

Education

University of Notre Dame	B.A.	1978
Duke University School of Law	J.D.	1981

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Corrigan was assigned 8,847 district-court cases (1970–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 256 days across 8,509 closed cases.

Personal-injury torts25%

Prisoner & habeas19%

Other civil matters14%

Civil rights9%

Contract8%

Other federal statutes8%

Other18%

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 410 of Corrigan’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 346 were affirmed, 35 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, Corrigan authored 71 published opinions for the court (1997–2011). Most cited: Trent v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (29 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
2007	Trent v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.	618 F. Supp. 2d 1356	29
2006	Border Collie Rescue, Inc. v. Ryan	418 F. Supp. 2d 1330	25
2009	Devore v. Howmedica Osteonics Corp.	658 F. Supp. 2d 1372	17
2009	Arnold v. McNeil	622 F. Supp. 2d 1294	16
2005	Glover v. Philip Morris USA	380 F. Supp. 2d 1279	15
2004	Reynolds v. International Business MacHines Corp.	320 F. Supp. 2d 1290	15
2004	Allstate Insurance v. Safer	317 F. Supp. 2d 1345	15
2003	Smith v. Health Center of Lake City, Inc.	252 F. Supp. 2d 1336	15
2010	Norkunas v. SEAHORSE NB, LLC	720 F. Supp. 2d 1313	14
2007	J.C. Renfroe & Sons, Inc. v. Renfroe Japan Co.	515 F. Supp. 2d 1258	13
2009	Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. v. CIBA VISION CORPORATION	616 F. Supp. 2d 1250	12
2009	North Star Capital Acquisitions, LLC v. Krig	611 F. Supp. 2d 1324	11
1999	Mims v. Old Line Life Insurance Co. of America	46 F. Supp. 2d 1251	11
2009	Verizon Wireless Personal Communications LP v. City of Jacksonville	670 F. Supp. 2d 1330	10
2008	Cooper v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.	586 F. Supp. 2d 1312	10

Showing the 15 most-cited of 71 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 Timothy J. Corrigan?: President George W. Bush appointed Timothy J. Corrigan to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 2002.
Was Timothy J. Corrigan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Timothy J. Corrigan was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Timothy J. Corrigan's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Timothy J. Corrigan 88–0 on September 12, 2002.
Which court is Timothy J. Corrigan on?: Timothy J. Corrigan is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Sources

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23 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).