Who appointed Fred M. Winner?

President Richard M. Nixon appointed Fred M. Winner to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado in 1970.

Was Fred M. Winner appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Fred M. Winner was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Fred M. Winner's confirmation vote?

Fred M. Winner was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 1970. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Colorado / Appointed 1970 / Served to 1984

Fred M. Winner

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1970 and confirmed by voice vote, Fred M. Winner was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. He earned a law degree from University of Colorado Law School in 1936. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1912–2003
Appointed by: Richard M. Nixon, 1970
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Colorado 1933 · University of Colorado Law School 1936
Succeeded by: John Carbone Porfilio

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1970	District of Colorado	Nixon (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 Colorado	B.A., B.S.	1933
University of Colorado Law School	LL.B.	1936

Judicial Record

In our data, Winner authored 46 published opinions for the court (1971–1983). Most cited: Matter of King Resources Co. (41 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1982	Matter of King Resources Co.	20 B.R. 191	41
1975	Davis Cattle Co., Inc. v. Great Western Sugar Company	393 F. Supp. 1165	37
1973	Bramble v. Kleindienst	357 F. Supp. 1028	32
1976	United States v. Orman	417 F. Supp. 1126	26
1971	Heath v. Aspen Skiing Corporation	325 F. Supp. 223	24
1972	Anaconda Company v. Ruckelshaus	352 F. Supp. 697	19
1979	United States v. Best	476 F. Supp. 34	17
1972	Ellis Canning Company v. Bernstein	348 F. Supp. 1212	17
1981	Republic Insurance v. Piper	517 F. Supp. 1103	16
1983	United States v. Kilpatrick	575 F. Supp. 325	15
1972	Hattell v. Public Service Company of Colorado	350 F. Supp. 240	15
1978	United States v. Shivlock	459 F. Supp. 1383	14
1973	Kennedy Electric Co., Inc. v. United States Postal Service	367 F. Supp. 828	13
1972	Irwin v. West End Development Company	342 F. Supp. 687	13
1979	Otero Ex Rel. Otero v. Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	470 F. Supp. 326	10

Showing the 15 most-cited of 46 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 Fred M. Winner?: President Richard M. Nixon appointed Fred M. Winner to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado in 1970.
Was Fred M. Winner appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Fred M. Winner was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Fred M. Winner's confirmation vote?: Fred M. Winner was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 1970. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Fred M. Winner on?: Fred M. Winner was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

Sources

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13 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).