Frank Gordon Theis
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967 and confirmed by voice vote, Frank Gordon Theis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. He earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1936. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1911–1998
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1967
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Kansas 1933 · University of Michigan Law School 1936
- Succeeded by
- Sam A. Crow
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | District of Kansas | L.B. Johnson (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 Kansas | B.A. | 1933 |
| University of Michigan Law School | J.D. | 1936 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Theis was assigned 817 district-court cases (1981–1997). Median time from filing to termination: 269 days across 817 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, Theis authored 244 published opinions for the court (1967–1997). Most cited: American Motorists Insurance v. General Host Corp. (67 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | American Motorists Insurance v. General Host Corp. | 667 F. Supp. 1423 | 67 |
| 1973 | Burgett v. Cudahy Company | 361 F. Supp. 617 | 57 |
| 1978 | Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Superior Oil Co. | 460 F. Supp. 483 | 52 |
| 1978 | J. E. M. Corp. v. McClellan | 462 F. Supp. 1246 | 48 |
| 1986 | In Re Department of Energy Stripper Well Exemption Litigation | 653 F. Supp. 108 | 44 |
| 1974 | Gilpin v. Kansas State High School Activities Ass'n, Inc. | 377 F. Supp. 1233 | 44 |
| 1990 | Mason v. Texaco, Inc. | 741 F. Supp. 1472 | 43 |
| 1991 | Bolin v. Cessna Aircraft Co. | 759 F. Supp. 692 | 42 |
| 1985 | Holloway v. Heckler | 607 F. Supp. 71 | 41 |
| 1972 | Stanford v. Gas Service Company | 346 F. Supp. 717 | 38 |
| 1984 | In Re the Department of Energy Stripper Well Exemption Litigation | 578 F. Supp. 586 | 37 |
| 1992 | United States v. Scott | 788 F. Supp. 1555 | 28 |
| 1990 | Bergeson v. Dilworth | 749 F. Supp. 1555 | 28 |
| 1971 | Endicott v. Van Petten | 330 F. Supp. 878 | 28 |
| 1985 | Coburn by and Through Coburn v. Agustin | 627 F. Supp. 983 | 26 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 244 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 Frank Gordon Theis?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Frank Gordon Theis to the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in 1967.
- Was Frank Gordon Theis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Frank Gordon Theis was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Frank Gordon Theis's confirmation vote?
- Frank Gordon Theis was confirmed by voice vote on March 2, 1967. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Frank Gordon Theis on?
- Frank Gordon Theis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.
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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30 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).