Charles Robert Richey
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Robert Richey was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He earned a law degree from Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) School of Law in 1948. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1923–1997
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1971
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Ohio Wesleyan 1945 · Western Reserve (now Case Western Reserve University) Law 1948
- Succeeded
- Edward Matthew Curran
- Succeeded by
- Richard W. Roberts
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | District of Columbia succeeded Edward Matthew Curran | Nixon (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
| Ohio Wesleyan University | A.B. | 1945 |
| Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) School of Law | LL.B. | 1948 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Richey was assigned 1,979 district-court cases (1982–1997). Median time from filing to termination: 120 days across 1,978 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, Richey authored 570 published opinions for the court (1971–1996). Most cited: Parker v. Matthews (100 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Parker v. Matthews | 411 F. Supp. 1059 | 100 |
| 1978 | De Medina v. Reinhardt | 444 F. Supp. 573 | 81 |
| 1995 | Wilson v. Office of the Chairperson, District of Columbia Board of Parole | 892 F. Supp. 277 | 73 |
| 1979 | Thornwell v. United States | 471 F. Supp. 344 | 65 |
| 1978 | Upton v. Empire of Iran | 459 F. Supp. 264 | 60 |
| 1987 | Branch v. Federal Bureau of Investigation | 658 F. Supp. 204 | 59 |
| 1995 | Pryor-El v. Kelly | 892 F. Supp. 261 | 55 |
| 1973 | Democratic National Committee v. McCord | 356 F. Supp. 1394 | 54 |
| 1979 | United States v. Hubbard | 474 F. Supp. 64 | 52 |
| 1996 | Phillips v. Holladay Property Services, Inc. | 937 F. Supp. 32 | 50 |
| 1990 | National Fisheries Institute, Inc. v. Mosbacher | 732 F. Supp. 210 | 50 |
| 1994 | Davis v. Shalala | 862 F. Supp. 1 | 49 |
| 1989 | Waters v. Barry | 711 F. Supp. 1125 | 46 |
| 1996 | Foster v. United States | 922 F. Supp. 642 | 43 |
| 1996 | Meyer v. Reno | 911 F. Supp. 11 | 43 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 570 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 Robert Richey?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Charles Robert Richey to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 1971.
- Was Charles Robert Richey appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles Robert Richey was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles Robert Richey's confirmation vote?
- Charles Robert Richey was confirmed by voice vote on April 29, 1971. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles Robert Richey on?
- Charles Robert Richey was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
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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25 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).