Charles Leach Hardy
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Leach Hardy was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. He earned a law degree from University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) in 1950. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1919–2010
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1980
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Arizona 1947 · University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) 1950
- Succeeded
- Walter Early Craig
- Succeeded by
- Stephen M. McNamee
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | District of Arizona succeeded Walter Early Craig | 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 Arizona | B.S. | 1947 |
| University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) | LL.B. | 1950 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hardy was assigned 309 district-court cases (1985–2004). Median time from filing to termination: 213 days across 309 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, Hardy authored 29 published opinions for the court (1980–1989). Most cited: Bonner v. Arizona Department of Corrections (25 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Bonner v. Arizona Department of Corrections | 714 F. Supp. 420 | 25 |
| 1984 | United States v. ACB Sales & Service, Inc. | 590 F. Supp. 561 | 23 |
| 1983 | Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. PPG Industries, Inc. | 554 F. Supp. 290 | 20 |
| 1982 | Western Federal Corp. v. Davis | 553 F. Supp. 818 | 18 |
| 1980 | Federal Home Loan Bank Board v. Superior Court of Arizona | 494 F. Supp. 924 | 13 |
| 1983 | Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. State of Arizona | 559 F. Supp. 1237 | 11 |
| 1985 | Kafton v. Baptist Park Nursing Center, Inc. | 617 F. Supp. 349 | 7 |
| 1984 | Metro Data Systems, Inc. v. Durango Systems, Inc. | 597 F. Supp. 244 | 7 |
| 1984 | Aune v. United States | 582 F. Supp. 1132 | 6 |
| 1989 | United Steelworkers of America v. Milstead | 705 F. Supp. 1426 | 5 |
| 1985 | Fuddruckers, Inc. v. Doc's B.R. Others, Inc. | 623 F. Supp. 21 | 5 |
| 1985 | Bradshaw v. Van Houten | 601 F. Supp. 983 | 5 |
| 1984 | Polykoff v. Collins | 596 F. Supp. 584 | 5 |
| 1987 | Arnett v. Ricketts | 665 F. Supp. 1437 | 4 |
| 1985 | Sinkler v. Goldsmith | 623 F. Supp. 727 | 4 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 29 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 Charles Leach Hardy?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Charles Leach Hardy to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 1980.
- Was Charles Leach Hardy appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles Leach Hardy was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles Leach Hardy's confirmation vote?
- Charles Leach Hardy was confirmed by voice vote on May 21, 1980. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles Leach Hardy on?
- Charles Leach Hardy was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.
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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30 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).