William J. Zloch
How Judge Zloch rules, drawn from 12 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Zloch
William J. Zloch is a senior judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, he received his commission on November 4, 1985, and assumed senior status on January 31, 2017.
Judge Zloch's practices and standing orders
The court's website lists no individual practices or standing orders of Judge Zloch's own (checked October 21, 2026), so the court's local rules and general orders are the place to look (court page ↗).
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 8, 2026).
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The Plaintiff’s Motion For Summary Judgment (DE 8) be and the same is hereby DENIED;”
“The Defendant’s Motion For Summary Judgment (DE 11) be and the same is hereby GRANTED;”
“Services, Inc.’s Motion To Dismiss (DE 7) be and the same is hereby DENIED.”
“Motion To Dismiss Amended Complaint (DE 41) be and the same is hereby DENIED.”
“Defendant’s Motion For Summary Judgment (DE 15), Defendant’s Motion To Stay Proceedings (DE 19) be and the same are hereby DENIED;”
“the Parties’ Joint Motion To Extend Certain Trial-Related Deadlines (DE 17) be and the same is hereby GRANTED;”
“The Parties’ Joint Motion For Extension Of Time To Complete Discovery (DE 24) be and the same is hereby GRANTED;”
“Defendant, Advance Stores Company, Inc.’s Motion For Summary Final Judgment (DE 20) be and the same is hereby GRANTED;”
“Defendant The Government Of Belize’s Motion To Dismiss The Complaint (DE 20) be and the same is hereby GRANTED;”
“Defendant’s Motion To Dismiss (DE 10) be and the same is hereby GRANTED;”
“Defendants The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.’s Motion To Dismiss (DE 72) be and the same is hereby DENIED.”
“Defendants Affordable Battery, Inc., Affordable Battery of Sunrise, Inc., and Curtis N. Soles’s Motion For Summary Judgment (DE 32) be and the same is hereby GRANTED;”
“Defendants’ Motion To Dismiss (DE 20) be and the same is hereby GRANTED;”
“Respondent American Express Travel Related Services Company’s Petition To Enforce Subpoena Duces Tecum Against Patricia Lurie (DE 3) be and the same is hereby DENIED;”
“Defendant the Government of Gabon, Africa’s Motion To Quash Plaintiff Fly Brazil Group, Inc.’s Third Service Attempt Of The Verified Amended Complaint For Insufficient Service Of Process (DE 28) be and the same is hereby GRANTED;”
“Plaintiff Fly Brazil Group, Inc.’s Agreed Motion Approving The January 22, 2010 Report And Recommendation And Granting Plaintiff Sixty (60) Days To Effect Service Of Process On The Government Of Gabon, Africa (DE 51) be and the same is hereby GRANTED;”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median motion-to-ruling time: 2 days (N = 21).
The selected matters include mortgage, commercial, employment and other civil claims. This small targeted set does not establish a caseload mix.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 2 | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, not for Judge Zloch: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 8,196 | 3.4 months |
| Closed with no court action | 848 | 3 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 7,287 | 3.5 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 16 | 10.1 months |
| Closed during trial | 45 | 17.1 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 8,196 | 3.4 months |
| Sep 2024 | 7,755 | 3.6 months |
| Sep 2023 | 20,408 | 0 months |
| Sep 2022 | 8,287 | 3.7 months |
| Sep 2021 | 8,536 | 3.2 months |
| Sep 2020 | 8,657 | 3.4 months |
| Sep 2019 | 9,471 | 3.7 months |
The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).
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