Carl Bernard Rubin
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, Carl Bernard Rubin was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1944. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1920–1995
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1971
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Cincinnati 1942 · University of Cincinnati College of Law 1944
- Succeeded by
- Edmund A. Sargus Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Southern District of Ohio | 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
| University of Cincinnati | B.A. | 1942 |
| University of Cincinnati College of Law | LL.B. | 1944 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Rubin was assigned 1,065 district-court cases (1976–1995). Median time from filing to termination: 288 days across 1,064 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, Rubin authored 213 published opinions for the court (1971–1995). Most cited: United States v. Chem-Dyne Corp. (187 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | United States v. Chem-Dyne Corp. | 572 F. Supp. 802 | 187 |
| 1985 | In Re Richardson-Merrell, Inc. | 624 F. Supp. 1212 | 42 |
| 1975 | Howard v. National Cash Register Co. | 388 F. Supp. 603 | 37 |
| 1980 | Siam Feather & Forest Products Co. v. Midwest Feather Co. | 503 F. Supp. 239 | 36 |
| 1974 | Chilton v. National Cash Register Company | 370 F. Supp. 660 | 28 |
| 1979 | Fraley v. Rockwell International Corp. | 470 F. Supp. 1264 | 26 |
| 1974 | Tomlin v. United States Air Force Medical Center | 369 F. Supp. 353 | 23 |
| 1973 | Ray v. City Bank & Trust Co. of Natchez, Mississippi | 358 F. Supp. 630 | 23 |
| 1972 | Heath v. Westerville Board of Education | 345 F. Supp. 501 | 22 |
| 1974 | Rich v. United States | 383 F. Supp. 797 | 21 |
| 1972 | In Re Schmelzer | 350 F. Supp. 429 | 19 |
| 1995 | Evans v. Jay Instrument and Specialty Co. | 889 F. Supp. 302 | 18 |
| 1993 | Miyazawa v. City of Cincinnati | 825 F. Supp. 816 | 18 |
| 1988 | In Re Schwartz | 87 B.R. 41 | 18 |
| 1988 | Gravitt v. General Electric Co. | 680 F. Supp. 1162 | 18 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 213 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 Carl Bernard Rubin?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Carl Bernard Rubin to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 1971.
- Was Carl Bernard Rubin appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Carl Bernard Rubin was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Carl Bernard Rubin's confirmation vote?
- Carl Bernard Rubin was confirmed by voice vote on May 20, 1971. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Carl Bernard Rubin on?
- Carl Bernard Rubin was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).