Earl Hamblin Carroll
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 and confirmed by voice vote, Earl Hamblin Carroll 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 1951. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1925–2017
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1980
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Arizona 1948 · University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) 1951
- Succeeded by
- Roslyn O. Silver
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | District of Arizona | Carter (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 Arizona | B.S. | 1948 |
| University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) | LL.B. | 1951 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Carroll was assigned 5,188 district-court cases (1958–2010). Median time from filing to termination: 260 days across 5,185 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 69 of Carroll’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 62 were affirmed, 5 reversed or vacated, and 2 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, Carroll authored 93 published opinions for the court (1980–2011). Most cited: United States v. Rezzonico (80 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | United States v. Rezzonico | 32 F. Supp. 2d 1112 | 80 |
| 1981 | U-Haul International, Inc. v. Jartran, Inc. | 522 F. Supp. 1238 | 38 |
| 1989 | Siegel v. Swaine (In Re Siegel) | 105 B.R. 556 | 25 |
| 1992 | Anderson v. Little League Baseball, Inc. | 794 F. Supp. 342 | 24 |
| 1992 | Sullivan v. Faras-RLS Group, Ltd. | 795 F. Supp. 305 | 20 |
| 1992 | Hisel v. Upchurch | 797 F. Supp. 1509 | 18 |
| 1984 | U-Haul International, Inc. v. Jartran, Inc. | 601 F. Supp. 1140 | 18 |
| 1984 | State of Ariz. v. MARICOPA CTY. MEDICAL SOC. | 578 F. Supp. 1262 | 17 |
| 1994 | Resolution Trust Corp. v. Dean | 854 F. Supp. 626 | 16 |
| 1997 | Carmel v. Galam (In Re Larry's Apartment, L.L.C.) | 210 B.R. 469 | 15 |
| 1999 | Penrod v. Apfel | 54 F. Supp. 2d 961 | 13 |
| 1990 | Attakai v. United States | 746 F. Supp. 1395 | 13 |
| 1998 | Central Arizona Water Conservation District v. United States | 32 F. Supp. 2d 1117 | 11 |
| 1989 | Thomas v. Garrett Corp. | 744 F. Supp. 199 | 11 |
| 1988 | International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers v. Local Lodge D405 | 699 F. Supp. 749 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 93 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 Earl Hamblin Carroll?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Earl Hamblin Carroll to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 1980.
- Was Earl Hamblin Carroll appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Earl Hamblin Carroll was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Earl Hamblin Carroll's confirmation vote?
- Earl Hamblin Carroll was confirmed by voice vote on June 26, 1980. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Earl Hamblin Carroll on?
- Earl Hamblin Carroll 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
- 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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36 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).