Charles C. Lovell
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles C. Lovell was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. He earned a law degree from University of Montana School of Law in 1959. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1929–2023
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1985
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Montana 1952 · University of Montana Law 1959
- Succeeded by
- Sam E. Haddon
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | District of Montana | 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
| University of Montana | B.S. | 1952 |
| University of Montana School of Law | J.D. | 1959 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Lovell was assigned 1,464 district-court cases (1985–2021). Median time from filing to termination: 357 days across 1,461 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 52 of Lovell’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 45 were affirmed, 6 reversed or vacated, and 1 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, Lovell authored 88 published opinions for the court (1985–2011). Most cited: Swan View Coalition, Inc. v. Turner (75 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Swan View Coalition, Inc. v. Turner | 824 F. Supp. 923 | 75 |
| 1986 | DeMasters v. State of Mont. | 656 F. Supp. 21 | 33 |
| 1986 | Porter v. Arco Metals, Div. of Atlantic Richfield | 642 F. Supp. 1116 | 31 |
| 1997 | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. v. Anderson | 959 F. Supp. 1288 | 29 |
| 2003 | United States v. Birdsbill | 243 F. Supp. 2d 1128 | 18 |
| 1985 | Buhl v. Biosearch Medical Products, Inc. | 635 F. Supp. 956 | 16 |
| 1991 | Resources Ltd., Inc. v. Robertson | 789 F. Supp. 1529 | 15 |
| 1994 | Printz v. United States | 854 F. Supp. 1503 | 14 |
| 1988 | United States v. St. Onge | 676 F. Supp. 1044 | 14 |
| 1998 | InterTribal Bison Cooperative v. Babbitt | 25 F. Supp. 2d 1135 | 12 |
| 1987 | Bergkamp v. New York Guardian Mortgagee Corp. | 667 F. Supp. 719 | 12 |
| 1993 | Middlemist v. Secretary of the United States Department of Interior | 824 F. Supp. 940 | 11 |
| 1986 | Transamerica Insurance Group v. Osborn | 627 F. Supp. 1405 | 11 |
| 1987 | Taggart v. Rutledge | 657 F. Supp. 1420 | 10 |
| 1993 | Snap-On Tools Corp. v. Vetter | 838 F. Supp. 468 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 88 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 C. Lovell?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Charles C. Lovell to the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana in 1985.
- Was Charles C. Lovell appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles C. Lovell was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles C. Lovell's confirmation vote?
- Charles C. Lovell was confirmed by voice vote on April 3, 1985. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles C. Lovell on?
- Charles C. Lovell was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the District of Montana (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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38 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).