Edward J. Garcia
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984 and confirmed by voice vote, Edward J. Garcia was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. He earned a law degree from McGeorge School of Law in 1958. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1928–2023
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1984
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- McGeorge Law 1958
- Succeeded
- Philip Charles Wilkins
- Succeeded by
- Frank C. Damrell Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Eastern District of California succeeded Philip Charles Wilkins | 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
| Sacramento City College | A.A. | 1951 |
| McGeorge School of Law | LL.B. | 1958 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Garcia was assigned 3,868 district-court cases (1976–2011). Median time from filing to termination: 251 days across 3,868 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 14 of Garcia’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 10 were affirmed, 2 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, Garcia authored 10 published opinions for the court (1984–1996). Most cited: Johnson v. Orr (13 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Johnson v. Orr | 617 F. Supp. 170 | 13 |
| 1984 | Smith v. Heckler | 595 F. Supp. 1173 | 12 |
| 1987 | Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n v. Jason Manufacturing, Inc. | 694 F. Supp. 1476 | 7 |
| 1987 | Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n Local Union No. 162 v. B.J. Heating & Air Conditioning | 695 F. Supp. 485 | 5 |
| 1985 | Swierkowski v. United States | 620 F. Supp. 149 | 5 |
| 1987 | City of South Lake Tahoe v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency | 664 F. Supp. 1375 | 3 |
| 1986 | Mega Renewables v. County of Shasta | 644 F. Supp. 491 | 3 |
| 1996 | Sierra Club v. Babbitt | 948 F. Supp. 56 | 1 |
| 1986 | California Ex Rel. Van De Kamp v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency | 664 F. Supp. 1373 | 1 |
| 1986 | United States v. State of Cal. | 639 F. Supp. 199 | 0 |
Showing the 10 most-cited of 10 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 J. Garcia?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Edward J. Garcia to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in 1984.
- Was Edward J. Garcia appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Edward J. Garcia was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Edward J. Garcia's confirmation vote?
- Edward J. Garcia was confirmed by voice vote on March 13, 1984. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Edward J. Garcia on?
- Edward J. Garcia was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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39 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).