Trevor Neil McFadden
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2017 and confirmed by the Senate 84–10, Trevor Neil McFadden is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 2006. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1978 · age 48
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2017
- Confirmed
- 84–10
- Education
- Wheaton College, Illinois 2001 · University of Virginia Law 2006
- Succeeded
- Richard J. Leon
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | District of Columbia succeeded Richard J. Leon | Trump (R) | 84–10 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 84–10 on October 30, 2017 · 115th Congress, Roll Call 253. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 84
33 D, 50 R, 1 I
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Joe Donnelly(D-IN)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Mike Enzi(R-WY)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Jeff Flake(R-AZ)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Cory Gardner(R-CO)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- Heidi Heitkamp(D-ND)
- Dean Heller(R-NV)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- John Isakson(R-GA)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- David Perdue(R-GA)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Ben Sasse(R-NE)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Luther Strange(R-AL)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Patrick Toomey(R-PA)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Voted against · 10
10 D
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Kamala Harris(D-CA)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 6
3 D, 2 R, 1 I
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Bernie Sanders(I-VT)
Education
| Wheaton College, Illinois | B.A. | 2001 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | J.D. | 2006 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, McFadden was assigned 1,684 district-court cases (2001–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 201 days across 1,151 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 154 of McFadden’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 118 were affirmed, 32 reversed or vacated, and 4 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, McFadden authored 551 published opinions for the court (2019–2026).
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
Showing the 15 most-cited of 551 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 Trevor Neil McFadden?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed Trevor Neil McFadden to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 2017.
- Was Trevor Neil McFadden appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Trevor Neil McFadden was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Trevor Neil McFadden's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Trevor Neil McFadden 84–10 on October 30, 2017.
- Which court is Trevor Neil McFadden on?
- Trevor Neil McFadden is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2017)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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8 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).