Timothy J. Savage
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by voice vote, Timothy J. Savage is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) in 1971. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1946 · age 80
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2002
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Assumption College 1968 · Temple Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) 1971
- Succeeded
- Edward Norman Cahn
- Succeeded by
- Mia Roberts Perez
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Edward Norman Cahn | 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
| Assumption College | B.A. | 1968 |
| Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) | J.D. | 1971 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Savage was assigned 4,828 district-court cases (1989–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 162 days across 4,629 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 163 of Savage’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 137 were affirmed, 12 reversed or vacated, and 14 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, Savage authored 35 published opinions for the court (2003–2011). Most cited: FIDELITY BOND AND MORTG. CO. v. Brand (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | FIDELITY BOND AND MORTG. CO. v. Brand | 371 B.R. 708 | 30 |
| 2010 | United States Ex Rel. Thomas v. Siemens AG | 708 F. Supp. 2d 505 | 20 |
| 2008 | O'Connor v. United States Department of Treasury | 570 F. Supp. 2d 749 | 20 |
| 2004 | Nott v. Aetna U.S. Healthcare, Inc. | 303 F. Supp. 2d 565 | 20 |
| 2007 | Sterten v. Option One Mortgage Corp. | 479 F. Supp. 2d 479 | 16 |
| 2011 | Brewer v. SmithKline Beacham Corp. | 774 F. Supp. 2d 720 | 14 |
| 2009 | United States Ex Rel. Bauchwitz v. Holloman | 671 F. Supp. 2d 674 | 11 |
| 2006 | Addis v. Limited Long-Term Disability Program | 425 F. Supp. 2d 610 | 11 |
| 2003 | Steel Workers Pension Trust v. Citigroup, Inc. | 295 B.R. 747 | 10 |
| 2011 | Hartford Casualty Insurance v. New Hope Healthcare, Inc. | 803 F. Supp. 2d 339 | 9 |
| 2010 | Morgan v. THE PRUDENTIAL INSU. CO. OF AMERICA | 755 F. Supp. 2d 639 | 9 |
| 2009 | Mwantembe v. TD Bank, N.A. | 669 F. Supp. 2d 545 | 9 |
| 2007 | Fontroy v. Beard | 485 F. Supp. 2d 592 | 8 |
| 2003 | Continental Casualty Co. v. County of Chester | 244 F. Supp. 2d 403 | 8 |
| 2007 | Hudyka v. Sunoco, Inc. | 474 F. Supp. 2d 712 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 35 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. Savage?
- President George W. Bush appointed Timothy J. Savage to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2002.
- Was Timothy J. Savage appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Timothy J. Savage 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. Savage's confirmation vote?
- Timothy J. Savage was confirmed by voice vote on August 1, 2002. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Timothy J. Savage on?
- Timothy J. Savage is 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
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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24 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).