Gary L. Lancaster
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1993 and confirmed by voice vote, Gary L. Lancaster was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1974. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1949–2013
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1993
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Slippery Rock State College 1971 · University of Pittsburgh Law 1974
- Succeeded
- Timothy K. Lewis
- Succeeded by
- Marilyn Jean Horan
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Western District of Pennsylvania succeeded Timothy K. Lewis | Clinton (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
| Slippery Rock State College | B.S. | 1971 |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Law | J.D. | 1974 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Lancaster was assigned 4,061 district-court cases (1981–2013). Median time from filing to termination: 236 days across 4,049 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.
On appeal
Of 159 of Lancaster’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 137 were affirmed, 15 reversed or vacated, and 7 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Lancaster authored 73 published opinions for the court (1992–2011). Most cited: Banks v. County of Allegheny (216 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Banks v. County of Allegheny | 568 F. Supp. 2d 579 | 216 |
| 2007 | Judkins v. HT Window Fashions Corp. | 514 F. Supp. 2d 753 | 27 |
| 1997 | United States Trustee v. Gryphon at Stone Mansion, Inc. | 216 B.R. 764 | 27 |
| 2001 | Mullen v. Thompson | 155 F. Supp. 2d 448 | 19 |
| 2011 | Killmeyer v. Oglebay Norton Co. | 817 F. Supp. 2d 681 | 18 |
| 2011 | Weightman v. Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 772 F. Supp. 2d 693 | 18 |
| 2011 | Nykiel v. Borough of Sharpsburg | 778 F. Supp. 2d 573 | 14 |
| 2007 | Muniauction, Inc. v. Thomson Corp. | 502 F. Supp. 2d 477 | 14 |
| 1994 | Barb v. Miles, Inc. | 861 F. Supp. 356 | 14 |
| 2005 | United States v. Extreme Associates, Inc. | 352 F. Supp. 2d 578 | 13 |
| 2006 | Geruschat v. Ernst & Young LLP | 346 B.R. 123 | 12 |
| 2010 | Desmond v. PHILLIPS & COHEN ASSOCIATES, LTD. | 724 F. Supp. 2d 562 | 10 |
| 2009 | Fross v. County of Allegheny | 612 F. Supp. 2d 651 | 9 |
| 2006 | In Re Dreyfus Mutual Funds Fee Litigation | 428 F. Supp. 2d 357 | 9 |
| 2001 | Mahaven v. Pulaski Township | 139 F. Supp. 2d 663 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 73 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 Gary L. Lancaster?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Gary L. Lancaster to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1993.
- Was Gary L. Lancaster appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Gary L. Lancaster was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Gary L. Lancaster's confirmation vote?
- Gary L. Lancaster was confirmed by voice vote on November 20, 1993. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Gary L. Lancaster on?
- Gary L. Lancaster was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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19 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).