Green Wix Unthank
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 and confirmed by voice vote, Green Wix Unthank was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. He earned a law degree from University of Miami School of Law in 1950. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1923–2013
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1980
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Miami Law 1950
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Eastern District of Kentucky | 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
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Unthank was assigned 7,247 district-court cases (1989–2011). Median time from filing to termination: 349 days across 7,247 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 134 of Unthank’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 111 were affirmed, 17 reversed or vacated, and 6 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, Unthank authored 9 published opinions for the court (1982–2011). Most cited: McElhinney v. Medical Protective Co. (14 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | McElhinney v. Medical Protective Co. | 549 F. Supp. 121 | 14 |
| 2011 | Hollins v. Astrue | 780 F. Supp. 2d 530 | 2 |
| 2009 | Abrams v. Astrue | 637 F. Supp. 2d 520 | 2 |
| 1991 | Kentucky, Natural Resources Cabinet v. Daniels (In Re Daniels) | 130 B.R. 239 | 2 |
| 2011 | Gray v. Astrue | 780 F. Supp. 2d 548 | 1 |
| 1989 | Anderson v. Secretary of Health and Human Services | 722 F. Supp. 1436 | 1 |
| 1984 | Elbo Coals, Inc. v. United States | 588 F. Supp. 745 | 1 |
| 2011 | Millen v. Astrue | 780 F. Supp. 2d 523 | 0 |
| 2001 | Banks v. Apfel | 144 F. Supp. 2d 752 | 0 |
Showing the 9 most-cited of 9 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 Green Wix Unthank?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Green Wix Unthank to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in 1980.
- Was Green Wix Unthank appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Green Wix Unthank was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Green Wix Unthank's confirmation vote?
- Green Wix Unthank was confirmed by voice vote on June 18, 1980. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Green Wix Unthank on?
- Green Wix Unthank was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
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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33 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).