Cecil F. Poole
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Cecil F. Poole was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1938. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1914–1997
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Michigan 1935 · University of Michigan Law School 1938
- Succeeded by
- Richard A. Paez
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Northern District of California succeeded Oliver Jesse Carter | Ford (R) | Voice vote |
| 1979 | Ninth Circuit | 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 Michigan | A.B. | 1935 |
| University of Michigan Law School | LL.B. | 1938 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.M. | 1939 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1940-1942 |
| Member, National Labor Relations Board | 1942 |
| U.S. Army first lieutenant | 1942-1945 |
| Chief, Regional Appellate Division, U.S. Office of Price Administration, San Francisco, California | 1946-1947 |
| Private practice, San Francisco, California | 1947-1951, 1970-1976 |
| Assistant district attorney and chief superior court deputy, San Francisco, California | 1951-1958 |
| Instructor, Golden State University Law School | 1952-1958 |
| Secretary and legal counsel, Gov. Edmund G. Brown, California | 1958-1961 |
| U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California | 1961-1970 |
| Professor of law, University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law | 1969-1970 |
| Fellow in residence, Yale Law School | 1970 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Poole authored 8 published opinions for the court (1978–1980). Most cited: Francis v. United Technologies Corp. (39 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Francis v. United Technologies Corp. | 458 F. Supp. 84 | 39 |
| 1979 | Nolan v. Clelandq | 482 F. Supp. 668 | 15 |
| 1979 | Electroglas, Inc. v. Dynatex Corp. | 473 F. Supp. 1167 | 14 |
| 1978 | Crouch v. Commissioner | 447 F. Supp. 385 | 12 |
| 1978 | Martinez v. Brown | 449 F. Supp. 207 | 11 |
| 1980 | Electroglas, Inc. v. Dynatex Corp. | 497 F. Supp. 97 | 8 |
| 1980 | Kizer v. Peter Kiewit Sons' Co. | 489 F. Supp. 835 | 8 |
| 1978 | Falstaff Brewing Corp. v. New York Life Insurance | 513 F. Supp. 289 | 6 |
Showing the 8 most-cited of 8 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 Cecil F. Poole?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Cecil F. Poole to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1979.
- Was Cecil F. Poole appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Cecil F. Poole was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Cecil F. Poole's confirmation vote?
- Cecil F. Poole was confirmed by voice vote on November 26, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Cecil F. Poole on?
- Cecil F. Poole was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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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17 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).