Barron Patterson McCune
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1970 and confirmed by voice vote, Barron Patterson McCune was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1938. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1915–2008
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1970
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Washington and Jefferson College 1935 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1938
- Succeeded by
- William Lloyd Standish
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Western District of Pennsylvania | 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
| Washington and Jefferson College | A.B. | 1935 |
| University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) | LL.B. | 1938 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, McCune was assigned 397 district-court cases (1986–1995). Median time from filing to termination: 297 days across 397 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, McCune authored 76 published opinions for the court (1971–1994). Most cited: Wilson v. Sharon Steel Corporation (31 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Wilson v. Sharon Steel Corporation | 399 F. Supp. 403 | 31 |
| 1989 | Foremost Insurance v. Weetman | 726 F. Supp. 618 | 26 |
| 1972 | McGarvey v. Magee-Womens Hospital | 340 F. Supp. 751 | 23 |
| 1974 | Black Musicians v. Local 60-471, American Federation of Musicians | 375 F. Supp. 902 | 22 |
| 1971 | Deaktor v. Fox Grocery Company | 332 F. Supp. 536 | 22 |
| 1972 | United States v. Ceccerelli | 350 F. Supp. 475 | 21 |
| 1989 | Guidice v. BFG Electroplating & Manufacturing Co. | 732 F. Supp. 556 | 20 |
| 1979 | Staten v. Housing Auth. of City of Pittsburgh | 469 F. Supp. 1013 | 20 |
| 1985 | Witt v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. | 602 F. Supp. 867 | 18 |
| 1983 | Borough of Ellwood City v. Pennsylvania Power Co. | 570 F. Supp. 553 | 18 |
| 1982 | Opat v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance | 542 F. Supp. 1321 | 18 |
| 1975 | Brown v. Richardson | 395 F. Supp. 185 | 18 |
| 1977 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Allegheny Airlines | 436 F. Supp. 1300 | 17 |
| 1985 | COM. OF PENNSYLVANIA v. Derry Const. Co. | 617 F. Supp. 940 | 16 |
| 1971 | United States v. Greenberg | 334 F. Supp. 364 | 16 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 76 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 Barron Patterson McCune?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Barron Patterson McCune to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1970.
- Was Barron Patterson McCune appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Barron Patterson McCune was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Barron Patterson McCune's confirmation vote?
- Barron Patterson McCune was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 1970. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Barron Patterson McCune on?
- Barron Patterson McCune was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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37 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).