Edward Louis Filippine
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1977 and confirmed by voice vote, Edward Louis Filippine is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He earned a law degree from St. Louis University School of Law in 1957. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1930 · age 96
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1977
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Chief judge
- Eastern District of Missouri, 1990 to 1995
- Education
- St. Louis 1951 · St. Louis Law 1957
- Succeeded
- John Keating Regan
- Succeeded by
- E. Richard Webber
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Eastern District of Missouri succeeded John Keating Regan chief judge 1990 to 1995 | 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
| St. Louis University | A.B. | 1951 |
| St. Louis University School of Law | J.D. | 1957 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| U.S. Air Force | 1951-1953 |
| Private practice, Clayton and St. Louis, Missouri | 1957-1962, 1967-1969 |
| Private practice, Clayton, Missouri | 1962-1967 |
| Special assistant attorney general, State of Missouri | 1963-1964 |
| Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri | 1969-1977 |
| Staff assistant, U.S. Sen. Thomas Eagleton of Missouri | 1969-1974 |
| Campaign director, U.S. Sen. Thomas Eagleton of Missouri | 1974 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Filippine was assigned 1,239 district-court cases (1986–1996). Median time from filing to termination: 406 days across 1,239 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, Filippine authored 99 published opinions for the court (1978–1997). Most cited: Quick Erectors, Inc. v. Seattle Bronze Corp. (36 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Quick Erectors, Inc. v. Seattle Bronze Corp. | 524 F. Supp. 351 | 36 |
| 1985 | Wehner v. Syntex Agribusiness, Inc. | 616 F. Supp. 27 | 27 |
| 1983 | Mercantile Trust Co. v. Schmidt (In Re Schmidt) | 36 B.R. 459 | 26 |
| 1981 | Tufts v. Madesco Inv. Corp. | 524 F. Supp. 484 | 17 |
| 1982 | Marafino v. ST. LOUIS CTY. CIRCUIT COURT | 537 F. Supp. 206 | 16 |
| 1978 | Slotkin v. Human Development Corp. of Metropolitan | 454 F. Supp. 250 | 15 |
| 1980 | Simon v. ST. LOUIS CTY., MO. | 497 F. Supp. 141 | 14 |
| 1979 | State of Mo. Ex Rel. Gore v. Wochner | 475 F. Supp. 274 | 14 |
| 1985 | State of Missouri v. Independent Petrochemical Corp. | 610 F. Supp. 4 | 13 |
| 1982 | Renfroe v. Eli Lilly & Co. | 541 F. Supp. 805 | 13 |
| 1983 | Stewart v. Fry | 575 F. Supp. 753 | 12 |
| 1980 | Greater St. Louis Health Systems Agcy. v. Teasdale | 506 F. Supp. 23 | 12 |
| 1997 | African-American Voting Rights Legal Defense Fund, Inc. v. State of Mo. | 994 F. Supp. 1105 | 10 |
| 1982 | Carson v. Pierce | 546 F. Supp. 80 | 10 |
| 1982 | EEOC v. Emerson Elec. Co. | 539 F. Supp. 153 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 99 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 Louis Filippine?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Edward Louis Filippine to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 1977.
- Was Edward Louis Filippine appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Edward Louis Filippine was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Edward Louis Filippine's confirmation vote?
- Edward Louis Filippine was confirmed by voice vote on July 21, 1977. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Edward Louis Filippine on?
- Edward Louis Filippine 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
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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49 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).