Victoria A. Roberts
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by the Senate 85–0, Victoria A. Roberts was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. She earned a law degree from Northeastern University School of Law in 1977. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1951 · age 75
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- 85–0
- Education
- University of Michigan 1973 · Northeastern Law 1977
- Succeeded
- George La Plata
- Succeeded by
- Shalina Deborah Kumar
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Eastern District of Michigan succeeded George La Plata | Clinton (D) | 85–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 85–0 on June 26, 1998 · 105th Congress, Roll Call 183. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 85
38 D, 47 R
- Spencer Abraham(R-MI)
- Wayne Allard(R-CO)
- John Ashcroft(R-MO)
- Joe Biden(D-DE)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Christopher Bond(R-MO)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- John Breaux(D-LA)
- Sam Brownback(R-KS)
- Richard Bryan(D-NV)
- Dale Bumpers(D-AR)
- Conrad Burns(R-MT)
- Robert Byrd(D-WV)
- Ben Campbell(R-CO)
- John Chafee(R-RI)
- Max Cleland(D-GA)
- Dan Coats(R-IN)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Paul Coverdell(R-GA)
- Larry Craig(R-ID)
- Alfonse D'Amato(R-NY)
- Thomas Daschle(D-SD)
- Mike DeWine(R-OH)
- Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
- Pete Domenici(R-NM)
- Byron Dorgan(D-ND)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Lauch Faircloth(R-NC)
- Russell Feingold(D-WI)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Wendell Ford(D-KY)
- Bill Frist(R-TN)
- Slade Gorton(R-WA)
- Bob Graham(D-FL)
- Phil Gramm(R-TX)
- Rod Grams(R-MN)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Judd Gregg(R-NH)
- Chuck Hagel(R-NE)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Jesse Helms(R-NC)
- Ernest Hollings(D-SC)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- James Jeffords(R-VT)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Dirk Kempthorne(R-ID)
- Edward Kennedy(D-MA)
- Bob Kerrey(D-NE)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(D-CT)
- Trent Lott(R-MS)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Connie Mack(R-FL)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Carol Moseley-Braun(D-IL)
- Daniel Moynihan(D-NY)
- Frank Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Don Nickles(R-OK)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- Charles Robb(D-VA)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Rick Santorum(R-PA)
- Paul Sarbanes(D-MD)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Bob Smith(R-NH)
- Gordon Smith(R-OR)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Craig Thomas(R-WY)
- Fred Thompson(R-TN)
- Strom Thurmond(R-SC)
- Robert Torricelli(D-NJ)
- John Warner(R-VA)
Did not vote · 15
7 D, 8 R
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Robert Bennett(R-UT)
- John Glenn(D-OH)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Tim Hutchinson(R-AR)
- James Inhofe(R-OK)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- John Rockefeller(D-WV)
- William Roth(R-DE)
- Arlen Specter(R-PA)
- Ted Stevens(R-AK)
- Paul Wellstone(D-MN)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Education
| University of Michigan | B.A. | 1973 |
| Northeastern University School of Law | J.D. | 1977 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Roberts was assigned 4,697 district-court cases (1985–2023). Median time from filing to termination: 204 days across 4,677 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 213 of Roberts’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 171 were affirmed, 29 reversed or vacated, and 13 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, Roberts authored 102 published opinions for the court (1998–2011). Most cited: Grayson v. Grayson (57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Grayson v. Grayson | 185 F. Supp. 2d 747 | 57 |
| 2005 | Tanney v. Boles | 400 F. Supp. 2d 1027 | 55 |
| 2011 | Clt Logistics v. River West Brands | 777 F. Supp. 2d 1052 | 31 |
| 2002 | Siebert v. Jackson | 205 F. Supp. 2d 727 | 24 |
| 2002 | Vliet v. Renico | 193 F. Supp. 2d 1010 | 21 |
| 2008 | Hall v. Eichenlaub | 559 F. Supp. 2d 777 | 20 |
| 2000 | Laskowski v. Apfel | 100 F. Supp. 2d 474 | 19 |
| 2002 | Ford Motor Co. v. Lloyd Design Corp. | 184 F. Supp. 2d 665 | 17 |
| 2000 | Tesmer v. Granholm | 114 F. Supp. 2d 603 | 15 |
| 1999 | Klein v. United States | 86 F. Supp. 2d 690 | 14 |
| 2001 | Foster v. Withrow | 159 F. Supp. 2d 629 | 10 |
| 2009 | Glasser v. Heartland-University of Livonia, MI, LLC | 632 F. Supp. 2d 659 | 9 |
| 2006 | Christiana Industries v. Empire Electronics, Inc. | 443 F. Supp. 2d 870 | 9 |
| 2002 | Fullmer v. Michigan Department of State Police | 207 F. Supp. 2d 650 | 9 |
| 2000 | Tesmer v. Kowalski | 114 F. Supp. 2d 622 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 102 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 Victoria A. Roberts?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Victoria A. Roberts to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 1998.
- Was Victoria A. Roberts appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Victoria A. Roberts was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Victoria A. Roberts's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Victoria A. Roberts 85–0 on June 26, 1998.
- Which court was Victoria A. Roberts on?
- Victoria A. Roberts was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 1998)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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25 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).