Gordon Jay Quist
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 and confirmed by voice vote, Gordon Jay Quist is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. He earned a law degree from George Washington University Law School in 1962. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1937 · age 89
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1992
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Michigan State 1959 · George Washington Law School 1962
- Succeeded by
- Robert James Jonker
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Western District of Michigan | G.H.W. Bush (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
| Michigan State University | B.A. | 1959 |
| George Washington University Law School | J.D. | 1962 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Quist was assigned 6,134 district-court cases (1987–2022). Median time from filing to termination: 182 days across 6,133 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 708 of Quist’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 606 were affirmed, 72 reversed or vacated, and 30 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, Quist authored 229 published opinions for the court (1992–2011). Most cited: United States Ex Rel. Dingle v. BioPort Corp. (76 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | United States Ex Rel. Dingle v. BioPort Corp. | 270 F. Supp. 2d 968 | 76 |
| 2007 | Chao v. Fleming | 498 F. Supp. 2d 1034 | 55 |
| 2003 | Bliss Clearing Niagara, Inc. v. Midwest Brake Bond Co. | 270 F. Supp. 2d 943 | 36 |
| 1997 | Nelson v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada | 962 F. Supp. 1010 | 36 |
| 2003 | Nielsen v. Devry, Inc. | 302 F. Supp. 2d 747 | 27 |
| 1996 | Picard Chemical Inc. Profit Sharing Plan v. Perrigo Co. | 951 F. Supp. 679 | 26 |
| 1995 | Holly's, Inc. v. City of Kentwood (In Re Holly's, Inc.) | 178 B.R. 711 | 26 |
| 1992 | Lintz v. Skipski | 807 F. Supp. 1299 | 24 |
| 2004 | Steelcase, Inc. v. Smart Technologies, Inc. | 336 F. Supp. 2d 714 | 23 |
| 2003 | Century Indemnity Co. v. Aero-Motive Co. | 318 F. Supp. 2d 530 | 21 |
| 1996 | Wiegand v. Tahquamenon Area Credit Union (In Re Wiegand) | 199 B.R. 639 | 21 |
| 2004 | O'DONNELL v. Brown | 335 F. Supp. 2d 787 | 20 |
| 2004 | Ammend v. BioPort, Inc. | 322 F. Supp. 2d 848 | 17 |
| 1993 | Theuerkauf v. United Vaccines Division of Harlan Sprague Dawley, Inc. | 821 F. Supp. 1238 | 16 |
| 2001 | Haddad v. Fromson | 154 F. Supp. 2d 1085 | 15 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 229 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 Gordon Jay Quist?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Gordon Jay Quist to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan in 1992.
- Was Gordon Jay Quist appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Gordon Jay Quist was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Gordon Jay Quist's confirmation vote?
- Gordon Jay Quist was confirmed by voice vote on June 26, 1992. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Gordon Jay Quist on?
- Gordon Jay Quist is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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34 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).