Troy Lynne Nunley
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2013 and confirmed by voice vote, Troy Lynne Nunley is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) in 1990. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1964 · age 62
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2013
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- St. Mary's College of California 1986 · University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) 1990
- Succeeded
- Garland Ellis Burrell Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Eastern District of California succeeded Garland Ellis Burrell Jr. | Obama (D) | 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
| St. Mary's College of California | B.A. | 1986 |
| University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) | J.D. | 1990 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Nunley was assigned 6,020 district-court cases (1990–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 149 days across 4,558 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 371 of Nunley’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 283 were affirmed, 56 reversed or vacated, and 32 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.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Troy Lynne Nunley?
- President Barack Obama appointed Troy Lynne Nunley to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in 2013.
- Was Troy Lynne Nunley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Troy Lynne Nunley was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Troy Lynne Nunley's confirmation vote?
- Troy Lynne Nunley was confirmed by voice vote on March 23, 2013. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Troy Lynne Nunley on?
- Troy Lynne Nunley is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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13 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).