Eugene P. Spellman
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Eugene P. Spellman 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 1955. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1930–1991
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Florida 1953 · University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) 1955
- Succeeded by
- Kevin Michael Moore
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 | B.A. | 1953 |
| University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) | LL.B. | 1955 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Spellman was assigned 1,037 district-court cases (1968–1991). Median time from filing to termination: 193 days across 1,037 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, Spellman authored 195 published opinions for the court (1979–1991). Most cited: Pepper's Steel & Alloys, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. (46 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Pepper's Steel & Alloys, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. | 668 F. Supp. 1541 | 46 |
| 1989 | Bankest Imports, Inc. v. Isca Corp. | 717 F. Supp. 1537 | 38 |
| 1982 | Louis v. Nelson | 544 F. Supp. 973 | 38 |
| 1986 | Jefferson National Bank v. I.A. Durbin, Inc. (In Re I.A. Durbin, Inc.) | 62 B.R. 139 | 36 |
| 1985 | Payne v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. | 625 F. Supp. 1189 | 33 |
| 1989 | United States v. Feinstein | 717 F. Supp. 1552 | 31 |
| 1986 | Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc. v. Canner | 645 F. Supp. 484 | 28 |
| 1987 | Marill Alarm Systems, Inc. v. Equity Funding Corp. (In Re Marill Alarm Systems, Inc.) | 81 B.R. 119 | 26 |
| 1987 | Nelson v. Associated Press, Inc. | 667 F. Supp. 1468 | 26 |
| 1989 | First Union Brokerage v. Milos | 717 F. Supp. 1519 | 25 |
| 1985 | Brown v. EF Hutton & Co., Inc. | 610 F. Supp. 76 | 25 |
| 1989 | Eddy v. City of Miami | 715 F. Supp. 1553 | 21 |
| 1985 | Schatz v. Jockey Club Phase III, Ltd. | 604 F. Supp. 537 | 21 |
| 1982 | Louis v. Nelson | 544 F. Supp. 1004 | 20 |
| 1986 | Adiel v. Chase Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n | 630 F. Supp. 131 | 18 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 195 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 P. Spellman?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Eugene P. Spellman to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1979.
- Was Eugene P. Spellman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Eugene P. Spellman was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Eugene P. Spellman's confirmation vote?
- Eugene P. Spellman was confirmed by voice vote on October 4, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Eugene P. Spellman on?
- Eugene P. Spellman 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
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11 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).