Yvette Kane
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, Yvette Kane is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. She earned a law degree from Tulane University Law School in 1976. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1953 · age 73
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Nicholls State 1973 · Tulane Law School 1976
- Succeeded
- Edwin Michael Kosik
- Succeeded by
- Jennifer Philpott Wilson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Middle District of Pennsylvania succeeded Edwin Michael Kosik | Clinton (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
| Nicholls State University | B.A. | 1973 |
| Tulane University Law School | J.D. | 1976 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Kane was assigned 5,056 district-court cases (1989–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 192 days across 4,625 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 374 of Kane’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 315 were affirmed, 34 reversed or vacated, and 25 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, Kane authored 58 published opinions for the court (1999–2011). Most cited: Bair v. Purcell (32 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Bair v. Purcell | 500 F. Supp. 2d 468 | 32 |
| 2010 | Quarles v. PALAKOVICH | 736 F. Supp. 2d 941 | 28 |
| 2007 | United States v. Kapp | 487 F. Supp. 2d 536 | 25 |
| 2003 | Schorr v. Borough of Lemoyne | 243 F. Supp. 2d 232 | 22 |
| 2002 | Bell v. Rossotti | 227 F. Supp. 2d 315 | 22 |
| 2007 | United States v. Hutchinson | 471 F. Supp. 2d 497 | 19 |
| 2001 | First Health Group Corp. v. National Prescription Administrators, Inc. | 155 F. Supp. 2d 194 | 15 |
| 2009 | Schengrund v. Pennsylvania State University | 705 F. Supp. 2d 425 | 13 |
| 2009 | DeWees v. Haste | 620 F. Supp. 2d 625 | 13 |
| 2005 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Federal Express Corp. | 537 F. Supp. 2d 700 | 12 |
| 2007 | Madrane v. Hogan | 520 F. Supp. 2d 654 | 11 |
| 2000 | New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority v. Zierden-Landmesser (In Re Zierden-Landmesser) | 249 B.R. 65 | 11 |
| 2009 | Sites v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC | 646 F. Supp. 2d 699 | 9 |
| 2004 | Abdel-Muhti v. Ashcroft | 314 F. Supp. 2d 418 | 9 |
| 2002 | Piper v. American National Life Insurance Co. of Texas | 228 F. Supp. 2d 553 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 58 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 Yvette Kane?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Yvette Kane to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in 1998.
- Was Yvette Kane appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Yvette Kane was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Yvette Kane's confirmation vote?
- Yvette Kane was confirmed by voice vote on October 21, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Yvette Kane on?
- Yvette Kane is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
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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27 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).