Andrew Wendell Bogue
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1970 and confirmed by voice vote, Andrew Wendell Bogue was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota. He earned a law degree from University of South Dakota School of Law (now Knudson School of Law) in 1947. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1919–2009
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1970
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- South Dakota State College 1941 · University of South Dakota Law (now Knudson School of Law) 1947
- Succeeded
- Axel John Beck
- Succeeded by
- Richard Howard Battey
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | District of South Dakota succeeded Axel John Beck | Nixon (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
| South Dakota State College | B.S. | 1941 |
| University of South Dakota School of Law (now Knudson School of Law) | LL.B. | 1947 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Bogue was assigned 443 district-court cases (1987–2008). Median time from filing to termination: 418 days across 443 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, Bogue authored 117 published opinions for the court (1971–2005). Most cited: United States v. Red Feather (46 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | United States v. Red Feather | 392 F. Supp. 916 | 46 |
| 1978 | Williams v. United States | 450 F. Supp. 1040 | 44 |
| 1983 | Shearer v. Homestake Mining Co. | 557 F. Supp. 549 | 31 |
| 1977 | Cole v. Melvin | 441 F. Supp. 193 | 30 |
| 1977 | White v. Califano | 437 F. Supp. 543 | 30 |
| 1982 | Crow v. Gullet | 541 F. Supp. 785 | 23 |
| 1974 | Doe v. Westby | 383 F. Supp. 1143 | 19 |
| 1982 | Cornella v. Schweiker | 553 F. Supp. 240 | 18 |
| 1982 | Stalland v. South Dakota Board of Bar Examiners | 530 F. Supp. 155 | 17 |
| 1983 | Dubray v. Rosebud Housing Authority | 565 F. Supp. 462 | 15 |
| 1976 | Coomes v. Adkinson | 414 F. Supp. 975 | 15 |
| 1974 | Means v. Wilson | 383 F. Supp. 378 | 14 |
| 1993 | Comes Flying v. United States Ex Rel. Bureau of Indian Affairs | 830 F. Supp. 529 | 12 |
| 1973 | In Re Roberts | 358 F. Supp. 392 | 12 |
| 1983 | Triple U Enterprises, Inc. v. New Hampshire Insurance | 576 F. Supp. 798 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 117 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 Andrew Wendell Bogue?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Andrew Wendell Bogue to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota in 1970.
- Was Andrew Wendell Bogue appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Andrew Wendell Bogue was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Andrew Wendell Bogue's confirmation vote?
- Andrew Wendell Bogue was confirmed by voice vote on April 23, 1970. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Andrew Wendell Bogue on?
- Andrew Wendell Bogue was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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39 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).