William Francis Kuntz II
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by voice vote, William Francis Kuntz II is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1977. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1950 · age 76
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2011
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Harvard College 1972 · Harvard Law School 1977
- Succeeded
- Nina Gershon
- Succeeded by
- Orelia Eleta Merchant
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Eastern District of New York succeeded Nina Gershon | 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
| Harvard College | A.B. | 1972 |
| Harvard University | M.A. | 1974 |
| Harvard Law School | J.D. | 1977 |
| Harvard University | Ph.D. | 1979 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Kuntz was assigned 3,499 district-court cases (1980–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 228 days across 3,374 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 118 of Kuntz’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 94 were affirmed, 16 reversed or vacated, and 8 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, Kuntz authored 1 published opinion for the court (2012). Most cited: In Re Taub (19 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | In Re Taub | 470 B.R. 273 | 19 |
Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 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 William Francis Kuntz II?
- President Barack Obama appointed William Francis Kuntz II to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in 2011.
- Was William Francis Kuntz II appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William Francis Kuntz II was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William Francis Kuntz II's confirmation vote?
- William Francis Kuntz II was confirmed by voice vote on October 3, 2011. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is William Francis Kuntz II on?
- William Francis Kuntz II is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).