Charles Robert Wolle
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Robert Wolle was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. He earned a law degree from University of Iowa College of Law in 1961. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1935–2022
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1987
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Harvard College 1959 · University of Iowa College of Law 1961
- Succeeded
- William Corwin Stuart
- Succeeded by
- James E. Gritzner
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Southern District of Iowa succeeded William Corwin Stuart | 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
| Harvard College | A.B. | 1959 |
| University of Iowa College of Law | J.D. | 1961 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Wolle was assigned 5,401 district-court cases (1973–2021). Median time from filing to termination: 233 days across 5,400 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 376 of Wolle’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 350 were affirmed, 20 reversed or vacated, and 6 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, Wolle authored 21 published opinions for the court (1987–2009). Most cited: Central Iowa Agri-Systems v. Old Heritage Advertising & Publishers, Inc. (15 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Central Iowa Agri-Systems v. Old Heritage Advertising & Publishers, Inc. | 727 F. Supp. 1304 | 15 |
| 1987 | United States v. Bekhrad | 672 F. Supp. 1529 | 13 |
| 1993 | Webster v. Sunnyside Corp. | 836 F. Supp. 629 | 12 |
| 1989 | United States v. Butz (In Re Butz) | 154 B.R. 541 | 11 |
| 1995 | First Bank v. First Bank System, Inc. | 909 F. Supp. 657 | 7 |
| 2001 | Sutter v. Aventis CropScience USA Holding Inc. | 145 F. Supp. 2d 1050 | 4 |
| 2002 | Logan v. Ameristar Casino Council Bluffs, Inc. | 185 F. Supp. 2d 1021 | 3 |
| 1992 | Kleiss v. Short | 805 F. Supp. 726 | 3 |
| 1991 | Insurance Co. of North America v. Coast Catamaran Corp. | 753 F. Supp. 804 | 3 |
| 1990 | Kelderman v. Remington Arms Co., Inc. | 734 F. Supp. 1527 | 3 |
| 1990 | Nassif v. National Presto Industries, Inc. | 731 F. Supp. 1422 | 3 |
| 1989 | Reeser v. Esmark, Inc., Pension Board | 714 F. Supp. 412 | 3 |
| 1994 | Aucina v. Amoco Oil Co. | 871 F. Supp. 332 | 2 |
| 1994 | United States v. Sommers | 864 F. Supp. 902 | 2 |
| 1990 | Hirschman v. State Farm Life & Casualty Co. | 729 F. Supp. 655 | 2 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 21 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 Wolle?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Charles Robert Wolle to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa in 1987.
- Was Charles Robert Wolle appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles Robert Wolle was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles Robert Wolle's confirmation vote?
- Charles Robert Wolle was confirmed by voice vote on August 5, 1987. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles Robert Wolle on?
- Charles Robert Wolle was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
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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35 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).