Bruce Sterling Jenkins
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1978 and confirmed by voice vote, Bruce Sterling Jenkins was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. He earned a law degree from University of Utah College of Law (now S.J. Quinney College of Law) in 1952. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1927–2023
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1978
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Utah 1949 · University of Utah College of Law (now S.J. Quinney College of Law) 1952
- Succeeded
- Willis William Ritter
- Succeeded by
- Tena Campbell
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | District of Utah succeeded Willis William Ritter | 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
| University of Utah | B.A. | 1949 |
| University of Utah College of Law (now S.J. Quinney College of Law) | LL.B. | 1952 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Jenkins was assigned 3,363 district-court cases (1970–2023). Median time from filing to termination: 279 days across 3,362 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 127 of Jenkins’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 95 were affirmed, 21 reversed or vacated, and 11 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, Jenkins authored 99 published opinions for the court (1979–2009). Most cited: By-Rite Distributing, Inc. v. Brierley (In Re By-Rite Distributing, Inc.) (65 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | By-Rite Distributing, Inc. v. Brierley (In Re By-Rite Distributing, Inc.) | 55 B.R. 740 | 65 |
| 1984 | Allen v. United States | 588 F. Supp. 247 | 48 |
| 1987 | United States v. Sharon Steel Corp. | 681 F. Supp. 1492 | 44 |
| 1983 | Bache Halsey Stuart Shields Inc. v. Tracy Collins Bank & Trust Co. | 558 F. Supp. 1042 | 42 |
| 1994 | Quaker State Minit-Lube, Inc. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance | 868 F. Supp. 1278 | 37 |
| 1981 | Ute Indian Tribe v. State of Utah | 521 F. Supp. 1072 | 36 |
| 1985 | Robison v. First Financial Capital Management Corp. (In Re Sweetwater) | 55 B.R. 724 | 30 |
| 1987 | Rushton v. Traub (In Re Nell) | 71 B.R. 305 | 24 |
| 1982 | United States v. Felter | 546 F. Supp. 1002 | 24 |
| 1988 | Union Pacific R. Co. v. State Tax Com'n of Utah | 716 F. Supp. 543 | 22 |
| 1985 | Palm Springs Owners Ass'n v. Sweetwater (In Re Sweetwater) | 57 B.R. 743 | 21 |
| 2005 | MacArthur v. San Juan County | 416 F. Supp. 2d 1098 | 20 |
| 1982 | Community Television of Utah, Inc. v. Roy City | 555 F. Supp. 1164 | 19 |
| 1981 | Allen v. United States | 527 F. Supp. 476 | 19 |
| 1987 | Warren v. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | 669 F. Supp. 365 | 18 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 99 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 Bruce Sterling Jenkins?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Bruce Sterling Jenkins to the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah in 1978.
- Was Bruce Sterling Jenkins appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Bruce Sterling Jenkins was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Bruce Sterling Jenkins's confirmation vote?
- Bruce Sterling Jenkins was confirmed by voice vote on September 20, 1978. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Bruce Sterling Jenkins on?
- Bruce Sterling Jenkins was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah.
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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45 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).