E. Richard Webber
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1995 and confirmed by voice vote, E. Richard Webber is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He earned a law degree from University of Missouri School of Law in 1967. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1942 · age 84
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1995
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Missouri 1964 · University of Missouri Law 1967
- Succeeded
- Edward Louis Filippine
- Succeeded by
- Audrey Goldstein Fleissig
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Eastern District of Missouri succeeded Edward Louis Filippine | Clinton (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
| University of Missouri | B.S. | 1964 |
| University of Missouri School of Law | J.D. | 1967 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Webber was assigned 3,074 district-court cases (1984–2021). Median time from filing to termination: 266 days across 3,074 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 227 of Webber’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 180 were affirmed, 27 reversed or vacated, and 20 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, Webber authored 71 published opinions for the court (1996–2010). Most cited: Maritz, Inc. v. Cybergold, Inc. (95 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Maritz, Inc. v. Cybergold, Inc. | 947 F. Supp. 1328 | 95 |
| 2007 | Huang v. Gateway Hotel Holdings | 520 F. Supp. 2d 1137 | 19 |
| 2000 | Glastetter v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. | 107 F. Supp. 2d 1015 | 19 |
| 2003 | Davis v. Purkett | 296 F. Supp. 2d 1027 | 16 |
| 2002 | City of University City v. AT & T WIRELESS SERVICE | 229 F. Supp. 2d 927 | 16 |
| 2005 | Quinn v. BJC Health Sys. | 364 F. Supp. 2d 1046 | 14 |
| 2003 | United States v. Green | 250 F. Supp. 2d 1145 | 12 |
| 1996 | Elitt v. USA Hockey | 922 F. Supp. 217 | 11 |
| 2002 | Ethex Corp. v. First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corp. | 228 F. Supp. 2d 1048 | 10 |
| 1999 | Swope v. Siegel-Robert, Inc. | 74 F. Supp. 2d 876 | 10 |
| 2004 | Heartland Academy Community Church v. Waddle | 317 F. Supp. 2d 984 | 9 |
| 1998 | Employers Mut. Cas. Co. v. Tavernaro | 21 F. Supp. 2d 1039 | 9 |
| 1997 | Jaurequi v. John Deere Co. | 971 F. Supp. 416 | 9 |
| 2002 | United States v. Coleman | 202 F. Supp. 2d 962 | 8 |
| 1999 | Basile v. Bowersox | 125 F. Supp. 2d 930 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 71 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 E. Richard Webber?
- President William J. Clinton appointed E. Richard Webber to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 1995.
- Was E. Richard Webber appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- E. Richard Webber was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was E. Richard Webber's confirmation vote?
- E. Richard Webber was confirmed by voice vote on December 22, 1995. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is E. Richard Webber on?
- E. Richard Webber is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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30 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).