Gerald Joseph Weber
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and confirmed by voice vote, Gerald Joseph Weber was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1939. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1914–1989
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Harvard 1936 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1939
- Succeeded
- John Wilson McIlvaine
- Succeeded by
- Donetta W. Ambrose
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Western District of Pennsylvania succeeded John Wilson McIlvaine | 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
Judicial Record
In our data, Weber authored 403 published opinions for the court (1965–1989). Most cited: Orchard v. Covelli (47 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Orchard v. Covelli | 590 F. Supp. 1548 | 47 |
| 1966 | Kassab v. Ragnar Benson, Inc. | 254 F. Supp. 830 | 40 |
| 1968 | Neville Chemical Company v. Union Carbide Corporation | 294 F. Supp. 649 | 34 |
| 1974 | Goldinger v. Boron Oil Company | 375 F. Supp. 400 | 32 |
| 1974 | Wetzel v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company | 372 F. Supp. 1146 | 32 |
| 1985 | Ram Construction Co. v. Port Authority of Allegheny County | 49 B.R. 363 | 31 |
| 1967 | Moran v. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis | 279 F. Supp. 573 | 31 |
| 1982 | DuSesoi v. United Refining Co. | 540 F. Supp. 1260 | 30 |
| 1975 | Union Carbide Corp. v. Travelers Indemnity Co. | 399 F. Supp. 12 | 30 |
| 1972 | Albright v. RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company | 350 F. Supp. 341 | 30 |
| 1972 | United States v. Cihal | 336 F. Supp. 261 | 30 |
| 1965 | Delozier v. Tyrone Area School Board | 247 F. Supp. 30 | 30 |
| 1973 | Hoots v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | 359 F. Supp. 807 | 29 |
| 1984 | Pierce v. New Process Co. | 580 F. Supp. 1543 | 27 |
| 1975 | Marine National Bank v. Airco, Inc. | 389 F. Supp. 231 | 26 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 403 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 Joseph Weber?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Gerald Joseph Weber to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1964.
- Was Gerald Joseph Weber appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Gerald Joseph Weber was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Gerald Joseph Weber's confirmation vote?
- Gerald Joseph Weber was confirmed by voice vote on September 15, 1964. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Gerald Joseph Weber on?
- Gerald Joseph Weber 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
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24 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).