Glenn Everell Mencer
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1982 and confirmed by voice vote, Glenn Everell Mencer was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1952. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1925–2007
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1982
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Michigan 1949 · University of Michigan Law School 1952
- Succeeded
- Daniel John Snyder Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Sean J. McLaughlin
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Western District of Pennsylvania succeeded Daniel John Snyder Jr. | Reagan (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 Michigan | B.B.A. | 1949 |
| University of Michigan Law School | J.D. | 1952 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Mencer was assigned 533 district-court cases (1985–1994). Median time from filing to termination: 253 days across 533 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.
In our data, Mencer authored 79 published opinions for the court (1982–1994). Most cited: Johnson v. City of Erie, Pa. (152 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Johnson v. City of Erie, Pa. | 834 F. Supp. 873 | 152 |
| 1991 | Loftus v. Township of Lawrence Park | 764 F. Supp. 354 | 62 |
| 1990 | Rowe v. Marder | 750 F. Supp. 718 | 50 |
| 1988 | Arnold Pontiac-GMC, Inc. v. General Motors Corp. | 700 F. Supp. 838 | 30 |
| 1987 | Erie Telecommunications, Inc. v. City of Erie | 659 F. Supp. 580 | 30 |
| 1984 | American Insurance Co. v. Lucas | 41 B.R. 923 | 25 |
| 1988 | Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Insurance Corp. of Ireland, Ltd. | 693 F. Supp. 340 | 19 |
| 1989 | Earl Brace & Sons v. Ciba-Geigy Corp. | 708 F. Supp. 708 | 18 |
| 1988 | PPG Industries, Inc. v. Sundstrand Corp. | 681 F. Supp. 287 | 17 |
| 1984 | Silvis v. Heckler | 578 F. Supp. 1401 | 16 |
| 1992 | United Brass Works, Inc. v. American Guarantee & Liability Insurance | 819 F. Supp. 465 | 15 |
| 1989 | Bloch v. Prudential-Bache Securities | 707 F. Supp. 189 | 13 |
| 1993 | Locks v. United States Trustee | 157 B.R. 89 | 12 |
| 1990 | Senich v. Transamerica Premier Insurance | 766 F. Supp. 339 | 12 |
| 1984 | Western Mining Corp. v. Standard Terminals, Inc. | 577 F. Supp. 847 | 12 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 79 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 Glenn Everell Mencer?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Glenn Everell Mencer to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1982.
- Was Glenn Everell Mencer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Glenn Everell Mencer was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Glenn Everell Mencer's confirmation vote?
- Glenn Everell Mencer was confirmed by voice vote on March 18, 1982. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Glenn Everell Mencer on?
- Glenn Everell Mencer 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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25 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).