Who appointed Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington?

President George W. Bush appointed Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 2004.

Was Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington 91–0 on September 7, 2004.

Middle District of Florida / Appointed 2004 / Senior status since 2020

Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2004 and confirmed by the Senate 91–0, Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. She earned a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1980. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1955 · age 71
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2004
Confirmed: 91–0
Education: University of Tampa 1976 · Georgetown Law Center 1980
Succeeded: Ralph Wilson Nimmons Jr.
Succeeded by: Kathryn Kimball Mizelle

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2004	Middle District of Florida succeeded Ralph Wilson Nimmons Jr.	G.W. Bush (R)	91–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 91–0 on September 7, 2004 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 164. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 91

43 D, 47 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 9

5 D, 4 R

Education

University of Tampa	B.S.	1976
University of Tampa	M.B.A.	1977
Georgetown University Law Center	J.D.	1980

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Covington was assigned 6,457 district-court cases (1999–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 132 days across 6,224 closed cases.

Prisoner & habeas20%

Labor & ERISA14%

Other federal statutes14%

Other civil matters12%

Civil rights10%

Contract9%

Other20%

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 426 of Covington’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 361 were affirmed, 39 reversed or vacated, and 26 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, Covington authored 49 published opinions for the court (2005–2011). Most cited: Smith v. Trans-Siberian Orchestra (46 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
2010	Smith v. Trans-Siberian Orchestra	728 F. Supp. 2d 1315	46
2011	VERIZON TRADEMARK SERVICES, LLC v. Producers, Inc.	810 F. Supp. 2d 1321	17
2010	Smith v. Trans-Siberian Orchestra	689 F. Supp. 2d 1310	16
2009	Cooper v. OLD WILLIAMSBURG CANDLE CORP.	653 F. Supp. 2d 1220	14
2011	Kelliher v. Target National Bank	826 F. Supp. 2d 1324	12
2011	Suomen Colorize Oy v. Dish Network L.L.C.	801 F. Supp. 2d 1334	12
2009	American Casualty Co. v. Health Care Indemnity, Inc.	613 F. Supp. 2d 1310	12
2011	Douglas v. United States	796 F. Supp. 2d 1354	11
2010	Levine v. WYETH INC.	684 F. Supp. 2d 1338	9
2007	United States v. Brown	509 F. Supp. 2d 1239	8
2009	US EX REL. BANE v. Breathe Easy Pulmonary Services, Inc.	597 F. Supp. 2d 1280	7
2008	Federal Trade Commission v. Global Marketing Group, Inc.	594 F. Supp. 2d 1281	7
2008	Dunkin' Donuts Franchised Restaurants LLC v. D & D Donuts, Inc.	566 F. Supp. 2d 1350	7
2010	Colony Insurance v. Suncoast Medical Clinic, LLC	726 F. Supp. 2d 1369	6
2010	Ottaviano v. Nautilus Ins. Co.	717 F. Supp. 2d 1259	5

Showing the 15 most-cited of 49 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 Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington?: President George W. Bush appointed Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 2004.
Was Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington 91–0 on September 7, 2004.
Which court is Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington on?: Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Sources

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