D. Brook Bartlett
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and confirmed by voice vote, D. Brook Bartlett was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. He earned a law degree from Stanford Law School in 1962. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1937–2000
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1981
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Princeton 1959 · Stanford Law School 1962
- Succeeded
- John Watkins Oliver
- Succeeded by
- Richard Everett Dorr
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Western District of Missouri succeeded John Watkins Oliver | 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
| Princeton University | B.A. | 1959 |
| Stanford Law School | LL.B. | 1962 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Bartlett was assigned 2,463 district-court cases (1984–1999). Median time from filing to termination: 285 days across 2,463 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, Bartlett authored 96 published opinions for the court (1982–1999). Most cited: Bosley v. Kearney R-1 School District (44 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Bosley v. Kearney R-1 School District | 904 F. Supp. 1006 | 44 |
| 1984 | Williams v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. | 588 F. Supp. 1037 | 43 |
| 1989 | Fisher v. Chevron Chemical Co. | 716 F. Supp. 1283 | 32 |
| 1983 | Davidson v. Allis-Chalmers Corp. | 567 F. Supp. 1532 | 24 |
| 1986 | Associated Producers v. City of Independence, Mo. | 648 F. Supp. 1255 | 20 |
| 1986 | Manko v. United States | 636 F. Supp. 1419 | 20 |
| 1993 | Stafford v. State | 835 F. Supp. 1136 | 18 |
| 1992 | Cantrell v. Extradition Corp. of America | 789 F. Supp. 306 | 17 |
| 1990 | Prewitt v. Factory Motor Parts, Inc. | 747 F. Supp. 560 | 15 |
| 1989 | Perkins v. General Motors Corp. | 709 F. Supp. 1487 | 15 |
| 1987 | Midwest Mechanical Contractors, Inc. v. Tampa Constructors, Inc. | 659 F. Supp. 526 | 15 |
| 1985 | Click v. Board of Police Commissioners | 609 F. Supp. 1199 | 15 |
| 1986 | Linquist v. Bowen | 633 F. Supp. 846 | 14 |
| 1983 | Painters District Council No. 3 Pension Fund v. Johnson | 566 F. Supp. 592 | 14 |
| 1984 | Anselmo v. Manufacturers Life Insurance | 595 F. Supp. 541 | 13 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 96 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 D. Brook Bartlett?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed D. Brook Bartlett to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri in 1981.
- Was D. Brook Bartlett appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- D. Brook Bartlett was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was D. Brook Bartlett's confirmation vote?
- D. Brook Bartlett was confirmed by voice vote on September 16, 1981. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was D. Brook Bartlett on?
- D. Brook Bartlett was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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18 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).