Edward Bertrand Davis
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Edward Bertrand Davis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He earned a law degree from University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) in 1960. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1933–2010
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) 1960
- Succeeded by
- Jose E. Martinez
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Southern District of Florida | 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 Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) | J.D. | 1960 |
| New York University School of Law | LL.M. | 1961 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Davis was assigned 3,433 district-court cases (1975–2007). Median time from filing to termination: 249 days across 3,433 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 31 of Davis’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 28 were affirmed, 3 reversed or vacated. 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, Davis authored 50 published opinions for the court (1980–2007). Most cited: Nat. Union Fire Ins. of Pittsburgh v. Brown (27 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Nat. Union Fire Ins. of Pittsburgh v. Brown | 787 F. Supp. 1424 | 27 |
| 1991 | Tang How v. Edward J. Gerrits, Inc. | 756 F. Supp. 1540 | 20 |
| 1986 | Tavormina v. Aquatic Co., N v. (In Re Armando Gerstel, Inc.) | 65 B.R. 602 | 19 |
| 1997 | Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. United States | 980 F. Supp. 448 | 15 |
| 1986 | Charisma Investment Co. N v. v. Air Florida System, Inc. | 68 B.R. 596 | 15 |
| 1986 | In Re Eastern Airlines, Inc. | 629 F. Supp. 307 | 15 |
| 1997 | Supreme International Corp. v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. | 972 F. Supp. 604 | 14 |
| 1990 | Paul v. Office of Thrift Supervision of the Department of the Treasury of United States | 763 F. Supp. 568 | 14 |
| 1982 | Deel Rent-A-Car, Inc. v. Levine | 16 B.R. 873 | 14 |
| 1980 | United States v. Adams | 502 F. Supp. 21 | 13 |
| 1981 | United States v. James-Robinson | 515 F. Supp. 1340 | 12 |
| 1999 | Bosdorf v. Beach | 79 F. Supp. 2d 1337 | 11 |
| 1993 | Dunn v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n | 836 F. Supp. 1574 | 10 |
| 1991 | United States v. Urbana | 770 F. Supp. 1552 | 10 |
| 1989 | United States v. One Parcel of Real Estate Consisting of Approximately 4,657 Acres | 730 F. Supp. 423 | 10 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 50 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 Edward Bertrand Davis?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Edward Bertrand Davis to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1979.
- Was Edward Bertrand Davis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Edward Bertrand Davis was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Edward Bertrand Davis's confirmation vote?
- Edward Bertrand Davis was confirmed by voice vote on October 4, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Edward Bertrand Davis on?
- Edward Bertrand Davis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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20 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).