Alcee Lamar Hastings
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Alcee Lamar Hastings was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He earned a law degree from Florida A&M University College of Law in 1963. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1936–2021
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Fisk 1958 · Florida A&M College of Law 1963
- Succeeded by
- Federico A. Moreno
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Southern District of Florida | Carter (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
| Howard University School of Law | ||
| Fisk University | B.A. | 1958 |
| Florida A&M University College of Law | J.D. | 1963 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hastings was assigned 350 district-court cases (1978–1988). Median time from filing to termination: 192 days across 350 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.
In our data, Hastings authored 26 published opinions for the court (1981–1989). Most cited: In Re Duque (30 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | In Re Duque | 48 B.R. 965 | 30 |
| 1981 | Louis v. Meissner | 530 F. Supp. 924 | 19 |
| 1988 | News and Sun-Sentinel Co. v. Cox | 700 F. Supp. 30 | 18 |
| 1988 | News and Sun-Sentinel Co. v. Cox | 702 F. Supp. 891 | 17 |
| 1986 | In Re Evans Products Co. | 65 B.R. 870 | 14 |
| 1984 | Atlantic Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Dade Savings & Loan Ass'n | 592 F. Supp. 1089 | 12 |
| 1988 | United States v. Real Prop. & Res. at 3097 Sw 111th Ave. | 699 F. Supp. 287 | 8 |
| 1988 | Burnup & Sims, Inc. v. Posner | 688 F. Supp. 1532 | 8 |
| 1988 | Blanco v. Dugger | 691 F. Supp. 308 | 8 |
| 1987 | Heller v. Plave | 657 F. Supp. 95 | 7 |
| 1986 | Guarantee Insurance v. Gulf Insurance | 628 F. Supp. 867 | 7 |
| 1984 | United States v. All Interests of Escobar | 600 F. Supp. 88 | 7 |
| 1989 | Chan Tse Ming v. Cordis Corp. | 704 F. Supp. 217 | 5 |
| 1985 | United States v. Gurwitch (In Re Gurwitch) | 54 B.R. 927 | 5 |
| 1985 | United States v. Viomar Co. | 616 F. Supp. 24 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 26 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 Alcee Lamar Hastings?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Alcee Lamar Hastings to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1979.
- Was Alcee Lamar Hastings appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Alcee Lamar Hastings was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Alcee Lamar Hastings's confirmation vote?
- Alcee Lamar Hastings was confirmed by voice vote on October 31, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Alcee Lamar Hastings on?
- Alcee Lamar Hastings was 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
- Portrait: US House of Representatives (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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9 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).