Charles A. Legge
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles A. Legge was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He earned a law degree from Stanford Law School in 1954. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1930–2023
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1984
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Stanford 1952 · Stanford Law School 1954
- Succeeded
- Robert Howard Schnacke
- Succeeded by
- Jeffrey Steven White
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Northern District of California succeeded Robert Howard Schnacke | Reagan (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
| Stanford University | A.B. | 1952 |
| Stanford Law School | J.D. | 1954 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Legge was assigned 4,014 district-court cases (1980–2001). Median time from filing to termination: 203 days across 4,014 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, Legge authored 98 published opinions for the court (1985–2001). Most cited: Casey v. Ohio Medical Products (45 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Casey v. Ohio Medical Products | 877 F. Supp. 1380 | 45 |
| 1998 | Sims v. Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District | 2 F. Supp. 2d 1253 | 43 |
| 1992 | In Re Brichard Securities Litigation | 788 F. Supp. 1098 | 29 |
| 1991 | Associated Builders & Contractors, Golden Gate Chapter Inc. v. Baca | 769 F. Supp. 1537 | 26 |
| 1986 | Mazor v. Shelton | 637 F. Supp. 330 | 26 |
| 1985 | Estate of Cartwright v. City of Concord, Cal. | 618 F. Supp. 722 | 25 |
| 1988 | In Re Super Prem. Ice Cream Distrib. Antitrust Lit. | 691 F. Supp. 1262 | 20 |
| 1989 | Westfield Insurance v. TWT, Inc. | 723 F. Supp. 492 | 19 |
| 1995 | Odle v. Calderon | 884 F. Supp. 1404 | 17 |
| 1989 | Mayock v. Immigration & Naturalization Service | 714 F. Supp. 1558 | 17 |
| 1986 | In Re Morrell | 69 B.R. 147 | 16 |
| 1986 | Hearst Corp. v. Stark | 639 F. Supp. 970 | 16 |
| 1996 | In Re Kong | 196 B.R. 167 | 13 |
| 1994 | Ginochio v. Surgikos, Inc. | 864 F. Supp. 948 | 13 |
| 1987 | State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Huie | 666 F. Supp. 1402 | 13 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 98 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 A. Legge?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Charles A. Legge to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 1984.
- Was Charles A. Legge appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles A. Legge was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles A. Legge's confirmation vote?
- Charles A. Legge was confirmed by voice vote on September 17, 1984. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles A. Legge on?
- Charles A. Legge was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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16 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).