Who appointed Gerald Sanford Levin?

President Richard M. Nixon appointed Gerald Sanford Levin to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 1969.

Was Gerald Sanford Levin appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

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

What was Gerald Sanford Levin's confirmation vote?

Gerald Sanford Levin was confirmed by voice vote on July 11, 1969. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Northern District of California / Appointed 1969 / Served to 1971

Gerald Sanford Levin

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1969 and confirmed by voice vote, Gerald Sanford Levin was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence in 1930. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1906–1971
Appointed by: Richard M. Nixon, 1969
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of California, Berkeley 1927 · University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence 1930
Succeeded by: Charles Byron Renfrew

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1969	Northern District of California	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 California, Berkeley	A.B.	1927
University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence	LL.B.	1930

Judicial Record

In our data, Levin authored 20 published opinions for the court (1969–1971). Most cited: Klim v. Jones (75 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1970	Klim v. Jones	315 F. Supp. 109	75
1970	California Clippers, Inc. v. United States Soccer Football Ass'n	314 F. Supp. 1057	40
1970	Penn v. Stumpf	308 F. Supp. 1238	38
1969	Coffee Dan's, Inc. v. Coffee Don's Charcoal Broiler	305 F. Supp. 1210	28
1970	Kaiser Trading Co. v. Associated Metals & Minerals Corp.	321 F. Supp. 923	21
1969	Washington Capitols Basketball Club, Inc. v. Barry	304 F. Supp. 1193	20
1970	Michael v. SS THANASIS	311 F. Supp. 170	19
1970	Asher v. Reliance Insurance Company	308 F. Supp. 847	18
1970	Burkhead v. Phillips Petroleum Company	308 F. Supp. 120	18
1971	Wichita Eagle & Beacon Publishing Co. v. Pacific National Bank	343 F. Supp. 332	16
1970	Holland America Insurance Company v. Rogers	313 F. Supp. 314	14
1970	Quon v. Stans	309 F. Supp. 604	14
1970	Hall v. United States	314 F. Supp. 1135	10
1969	Owens v. Commanding General	307 F. Supp. 285	10
1970	In Re Thomas	310 F. Supp. 338	8

Showing the 15 most-cited of 20 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 Gerald Sanford Levin?: President Richard M. Nixon appointed Gerald Sanford Levin to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 1969.
Was Gerald Sanford Levin appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Gerald Sanford Levin was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Gerald Sanford Levin's confirmation vote?: Gerald Sanford Levin was confirmed by voice vote on July 11, 1969. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Gerald Sanford Levin on?: Gerald Sanford Levin was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Sources

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