William J. Zloch
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 and confirmed by voice vote, William J. Zloch is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He earned a law degree from Notre Dame Law School in 1974. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1944 · age 82
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1985
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Notre Dame 1966 · Notre Dame Law School 1974
- Succeeded by
- Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Southern District of Florida | Reagan (R) | 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
| University of Notre Dame | B.A. | 1966 |
| Notre Dame Law School | J.D. | 1974 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Zloch was assigned 9,994 district-court cases (1982–2019). Median time from filing to termination: 165 days across 9,988 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 271 of Zloch’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 223 were affirmed, 32 reversed or vacated, and 16 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, Zloch authored 84 published opinions for the court (1986–2011). Most cited: United States v. Lowery (22 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | United States v. Lowery | 15 F. Supp. 2d 1348 | 22 |
| 1994 | Kelly v. K.D. Construction of Florida, Inc. | 866 F. Supp. 1406 | 17 |
| 1990 | Harvey v. United States | 730 F. Supp. 1097 | 16 |
| 1989 | INTERN. CAUCUS OF LABOR COM. v. Dade County, Fla. | 724 F. Supp. 917 | 16 |
| 2009 | Gossard v. JP Morgan Chase & Co. | 612 F. Supp. 2d 1242 | 13 |
| 2003 | Autonation, Inc. v. Whitlock | 276 F. Supp. 2d 1258 | 13 |
| 1986 | Polo Fashions, Inc. v. Rabanne | 661 F. Supp. 89 | 12 |
| 2009 | Carolina Acquisition, LLC v. Double Billed, LLC | 627 F. Supp. 2d 1337 | 11 |
| 2008 | Godoy v. New River Pizza, Inc. | 565 F. Supp. 2d 1345 | 11 |
| 2003 | Parness v. Metropolitan Life Insurance | 291 F. Supp. 2d 1347 | 11 |
| 1987 | Neurological Associates-H. Hooshmand, M.D., P.A. v. Bowen | 658 F. Supp. 468 | 11 |
| 2009 | Vallecillo v. Wall to Wall Residence Repairs, Inc. | 595 F. Supp. 2d 1374 | 9 |
| 2008 | United States v. Myers | 591 F. Supp. 2d 1312 | 9 |
| 1999 | Rocky v. Columbia Lawnwood Regional Medical Center | 54 F. Supp. 2d 1159 | 8 |
| 1987 | Hill v. General Motors Corp. | 654 F. Supp. 61 | 8 |
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 J. Zloch?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed William J. Zloch to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1985.
- Was William J. Zloch appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William J. Zloch was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William J. Zloch's confirmation vote?
- William J. Zloch was confirmed by voice vote on November 1, 1985. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is William J. Zloch on?
- William J. Zloch is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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40 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).