Who appointed Vernon Speede Broderick?

President Barack Obama appointed Vernon Speede Broderick to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2013.

Was Vernon Speede Broderick appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Vernon Speede Broderick was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Vernon Speede Broderick's confirmation vote?

Vernon Speede Broderick was confirmed by voice vote on September 9, 2013. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Southern District of New York / Appointed 2013 / Active

Vernon Speede Broderick

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2013 and confirmed by voice vote, Vernon Speede Broderick is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1988. Sources ↓

Born: 1963 · age 63
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2013
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Yale 1985 · Harvard Law School 1988
Succeeded: Deborah A. Batts

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2013	Southern District of New York succeeded Deborah A. Batts	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

Yale University	B.A.	1985
Harvard Law School	J.D.	1988

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Broderick was assigned 3,867 district-court cases (2004–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 193 days across 3,288 closed cases.

Other civil matters39%

Civil rights20%

Contract7%

Labor & ERISA6%

Intellectual property6%

Other federal statutes4%

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 294 of Broderick’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 81 were affirmed, 13 reversed or vacated, and 200 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 Vernon Speede Broderick?: President Barack Obama appointed Vernon Speede Broderick to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2013.
Was Vernon Speede Broderick appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Vernon Speede Broderick was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Vernon Speede Broderick's confirmation vote?: Vernon Speede Broderick was confirmed by voice vote on September 9, 2013. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Vernon Speede Broderick on?: Vernon Speede Broderick is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Sources

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12 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).