Charles Andrew Muecke
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Andrew Muecke 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 1953. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1918–2007
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- College of William and Mary 1941 · University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) 1953
- Succeeded
- David W. Ling
- Succeeded by
- Roger Gordon Strand
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | District of Arizona succeeded David W. Ling | L.B. Johnson (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
| College of William and Mary | B.A. | 1941 |
| University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) | LL.B. | 1953 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Muecke was assigned 1,105 district-court cases (1968–1996). Median time from filing to termination: 267 days across 1,105 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, Muecke authored 67 published opinions for the court (1966–1996). Most cited: In Re Cement & Concrete Antitrust Litigation (24 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | In Re Cement & Concrete Antitrust Litigation | 515 F. Supp. 1076 | 24 |
| 1995 | Silver v. Babbitt | 924 F. Supp. 976 | 22 |
| 1973 | Citizens for Mass Transit Against Freeways v. Brinegar | 357 F. Supp. 1269 | 22 |
| 1993 | Casey v. Lewis | 834 F. Supp. 1477 | 21 |
| 1978 | Richmond v. Cardwell | 450 F. Supp. 519 | 20 |
| 1981 | Babbitt Ford, Inc. v. Navajo Indian Tribe | 519 F. Supp. 418 | 19 |
| 1986 | Six (6) Mexican Workers v. Arizona Citrus Growers | 641 F. Supp. 259 | 18 |
| 1993 | Casey v. Lewis | 834 F. Supp. 1569 | 17 |
| 1996 | Fitzgerald v. United States | 932 F. Supp. 1195 | 16 |
| 1980 | Beacom v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | 500 F. Supp. 428 | 16 |
| 1992 | Holeman v. Neils | 803 F. Supp. 237 | 15 |
| 1981 | Dunlap v. Corbin | 532 F. Supp. 183 | 15 |
| 1974 | Hall v. Security Planning Service, Inc. | 371 F. Supp. 7 | 15 |
| 1972 | Starsky v. Williams | 353 F. Supp. 900 | 15 |
| 1992 | Casey v. Lewis | 834 F. Supp. 1553 | 14 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 67 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 Andrew Muecke?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Charles Andrew Muecke to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 1964.
- Was Charles Andrew Muecke appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles Andrew Muecke was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles Andrew Muecke's confirmation vote?
- Charles Andrew Muecke was confirmed by voice vote on September 29, 1964. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles Andrew Muecke on?
- Charles Andrew Muecke 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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42 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).