Edward Leavy
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987 and confirmed by voice vote, Edward Leavy was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Notre Dame Law School in 1953. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1929–2023
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1987
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Portland 1950 · Notre Dame Law School 1953
- Succeeded
- Otto Richard Skopil Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Susan Graber
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | District of Oregon succeeded Robert Clinton Belloni | Reagan (R) | Voice vote |
| 1987 | Ninth Circuit succeeded Otto Richard Skopil Jr. | 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
| University of Portland | A.B. | 1950 |
| Notre Dame Law School | LL.B. | 1953 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Leavy authored 8 published opinions for the court (1984–1987). Most cited: Olympia Sauna Compania Naviera, S.A. v. United States (6 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Olympia Sauna Compania Naviera, S.A. v. United States | 604 F. Supp. 1297 | 6 |
| 1987 | Olympia Sauna Compania Naviera, S.A. v. United States | 670 F. Supp. 1498 | 5 |
| 1987 | Williams v. United States | 665 F. Supp. 1466 | 4 |
| 1986 | Williams v. AT & T Technologies, Inc. (In Re Silver Wheel Freightlines, Inc.) | 86 B.R. 232 | 3 |
| 1987 | Han v. Bowen | 671 F. Supp. 702 | 2 |
| 1987 | Oregon Ex Rel. Division of State Lands v. Bureau of Land Management | 676 F. Supp. 1047 | 2 |
| 1987 | Potter v. Bowen | 652 F. Supp. 385 | 2 |
| 1984 | City of Seattle v. Johnson | 600 F. Supp. 306 | 2 |
Showing the 8 most-cited of 8 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 Leavy?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Edward Leavy to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1987.
- Was Edward Leavy appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Edward Leavy was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Edward Leavy's confirmation vote?
- Edward Leavy was confirmed by voice vote on March 20, 1987. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Edward Leavy on?
- Edward Leavy was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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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35 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).