George Edward Cire
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, George Edward Cire was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1948. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1922–1985
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- St. Edward's 1943 · University of Texas Law 1948
- Succeeded by
- David Hittner
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Southern District of Texas | 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
| St. Edward's University | B.S. | 1943 |
| University of Texas School of Law | LL.B. | 1948 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Cire authored 25 published opinions for the court (1979–1983). Most cited: Intercoastal Refining Co., Inc. v. Jalil (24 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Intercoastal Refining Co., Inc. v. Jalil | 487 F. Supp. 606 | 24 |
| 1979 | Taggert Corp. v. Efros | 475 F. Supp. 124 | 17 |
| 1983 | Angulo v. Kedzep Ltd. | 29 B.R. 417 | 15 |
| 1980 | Mifsud v. Palisades Geophysical Institute, Inc. | 484 F. Supp. 159 | 13 |
| 1980 | Te Kuei Liu v. Immigration & Naturalization Service | 483 F. Supp. 107 | 12 |
| 1982 | Tokura Construction Co. v. Corporacion Raymond | 533 F. Supp. 1274 | 11 |
| 1982 | Welch v. State Department of Highways & Public Transportation | 533 F. Supp. 403 | 11 |
| 1982 | Freeman v. Southern National Bank | 531 F. Supp. 94 | 11 |
| 1980 | Kite v. Marshall | 494 F. Supp. 227 | 11 |
| 1981 | Sign Supplies of Texas, Inc. v. McConn | 517 F. Supp. 778 | 9 |
| 1979 | Humphrey v. J. B. Land Co. | 478 F. Supp. 770 | 9 |
| 1981 | Malini v. Singleton & Associates | 516 F. Supp. 440 | 7 |
| 1981 | Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston, Inc. v. Medical Directors, Inc. | 509 F. Supp. 811 | 6 |
| 1980 | Naviera Mercante, S.A. v. Northrup King Co. | 491 F. Supp. 508 | 6 |
| 1980 | Southwest Metal Fabricators, Inc. v. Internacional De Aceros, S.A. | 503 F. Supp. 76 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 25 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 George Edward Cire?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed George Edward Cire to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 1979.
- Was George Edward Cire appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Edward Cire was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George Edward Cire's confirmation vote?
- George Edward Cire was confirmed by voice vote on May 10, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was George Edward Cire on?
- George Edward Cire was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000111390880 (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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5 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).