Eugene Edward Siler Jr.
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991 and confirmed by voice vote, Eugene Edward Siler Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 1963. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky and U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1936 · age 90
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1991
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Vanderbilt 1958 · University of Virginia Law 1963
- Succeeded
- Harry Walker Wellford
- Succeeded by
- John M. Rogers
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Eastern District of Kentucky succeeded Mac Swinford | Ford (R) | Voice vote |
| 1975 | Western District of Kentucky succeeded Mac Swinford | Ford (R) | Voice vote |
| 1991 | Sixth Circuit succeeded Harry Walker Wellford | G.H.W. Bush (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
| Vanderbilt University | B.A. | 1958 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | LL.B. | 1963 |
| Georgetown College (now Georgetown University) Law Center | LL.M. | 1964 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Siler was assigned 32 district-court cases (1976–1996). Median time from filing to termination: 309 days across 32 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, Siler authored 47 published opinions for the court (1976–1991). Most cited: Cole v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (82 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Cole v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. | 728 F. Supp. 1305 | 82 |
| 1987 | McKee v. Miles Laboratories, Inc. | 675 F. Supp. 1060 | 25 |
| 1976 | Saylor v. General Motors Corp. | 416 F. Supp. 1173 | 25 |
| 1976 | Lamb v. Sallee | 417 F. Supp. 282 | 19 |
| 1976 | Keck v. Wacker | 413 F. Supp. 1377 | 16 |
| 1989 | Toth v. Green River Regional Mental Health/Mental Retardation Board, Inc. | 753 F. Supp. 216 | 14 |
| 1986 | Carman v. First Nat. Bank of Louisville | 642 F. Supp. 862 | 14 |
| 1981 | C & S FUEL, INC. v. Clark Equipment Co. | 524 F. Supp. 949 | 14 |
| 1976 | Hearing Aid Ass'n of Kentucky, Inc. v. Bullock | 413 F. Supp. 1032 | 11 |
| 1990 | Turpin v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 736 F. Supp. 737 | 9 |
| 1989 | United States v. WRW Corp. | 731 F. Supp. 237 | 9 |
| 1983 | Himes v. Admiral Insurance | 575 F. Supp. 312 | 9 |
| 1980 | Greaves v. Mills | 497 F. Supp. 283 | 9 |
| 1977 | Jackson v. Metropolitan Life Insurance | 433 F. Supp. 707 | 9 |
| 1977 | United States v. Covington Trust & Banking Co. | 431 F. Supp. 352 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 47 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 Eugene Edward Siler Jr.?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Eugene Edward Siler Jr. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 1991.
- Was Eugene Edward Siler Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Eugene Edward Siler Jr. was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Eugene Edward Siler Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Eugene Edward Siler Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on September 12, 1991. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Eugene Edward Siler Jr. on?
- Eugene Edward Siler Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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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34 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).