Who appointed William D. Quarles Jr.?

President George W. Bush appointed William D. Quarles Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in 2003.

Was William D. Quarles Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

William D. Quarles Jr. was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was William D. Quarles Jr.'s confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed William D. Quarles Jr. 91–0 on March 12, 2003.

District of Maryland / Appointed 2003 / Served to 2016

William D. Quarles Jr.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by the Senate 91–0, William D. Quarles Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. He earned a law degree from Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in 1979. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1948 · age 78
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2003
Confirmed: 91–0
Education: University of Maryland 1976 · Catholic of America, Columbus Law 1979
Succeeded: William M. Nickerson
Succeeded by: Stephanie Agli Gallagher

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2003	District of Maryland succeeded William M. Nickerson	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 March 12, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 50. 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

Community College of Baltimore	A.A.	1967
University of Maryland	B.S.	1976
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law	J.D.	1979

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Quarles was assigned 2,926 district-court cases (1991–2015). Median time from filing to termination: 130 days across 2,926 closed cases.

Prisoner & habeas23%

Contract14%

Personal-injury torts14%

Civil rights12%

Other federal statutes11%

Labor & ERISA9%

Other17%

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 253 of Quarles’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 217 were affirmed, 19 reversed or vacated, and 17 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, Quarles authored 84 published opinions for the court (2003–2012). Most cited: D2L LTD. v. Blackboard, Inc. (240 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
2009	D2L LTD. v. Blackboard, Inc.	671 F. Supp. 2d 768	240
2010	Monge v. Portofino Ristorante	751 F. Supp. 2d 789	168
2010	Agora Financial, LLC v. Samler	725 F. Supp. 2d 491	67
2003	Jeffers v. Thompson	264 F. Supp. 2d 314	54
2005	Cross v. Fleet Reserve Ass'n Pension Plan	383 F. Supp. 2d 852	52
2011	Baker v. ANTWERPEN MOTORCARS LTD.	807 F. Supp. 2d 386	47
2009	Haley v. Corcoran	659 F. Supp. 2d 714	46
2011	Rose v. NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC	816 F. Supp. 2d 245	43
2011	Cepada v. BOARD OF EDUC. OF BALTIMORE COUNTY	814 F. Supp. 2d 500	41
2003	Lowry's Reports, Inc. v. Legg Mason, Inc.	271 F. Supp. 2d 737	33
2010	Cuthie v. FLEET RESERVE ASS'N	743 F. Supp. 2d 486	32
2007	United States v. Gould	526 F. Supp. 2d 538	31
2010	United States v. Willock	696 F. Supp. 2d 536	29
2010	Paulone v. City of Frederick	718 F. Supp. 2d 626	22
2004	Hepburn Ex Rel. Hepburn v. Athelas Institute, Inc.	324 F. Supp. 2d 752	21

Showing the 15 most-cited of 84 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 D. Quarles Jr.?: President George W. Bush appointed William D. Quarles Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in 2003.
Was William D. Quarles Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: William D. Quarles Jr. was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was William D. Quarles Jr.'s confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed William D. Quarles Jr. 91–0 on March 12, 2003.
Which court was William D. Quarles Jr. on?: William D. Quarles Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Sources

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