Gustave Diamond
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1978 and confirmed by voice vote, Gustave Diamond was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Duquesne University School of Law in 1956. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1928–2021
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1978
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Duke 1951 · Duquesne Law 1956
- Succeeded
- Edward Dumbauld
- Succeeded by
- Robert J. Cindrich
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Western District of Pennsylvania succeeded Edward Dumbauld | 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
| Duke University | A.B. | 1951 |
| Duquesne University School of Law | J.D. | 1956 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Diamond was assigned 1,884 district-court cases (1983–2016). Median time from filing to termination: 306 days across 1,884 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 40 of Diamond’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 36 were affirmed, 2 reversed or vacated, and 2 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, Diamond authored 91 published opinions for the court (1978–2005). Most cited: Three Rivers Cablevision, Inc. v. City of Pittsburgh (91 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Three Rivers Cablevision, Inc. v. City of Pittsburgh | 502 F. Supp. 1118 | 91 |
| 1988 | Miller v. Aluminum Co. of America | 679 F. Supp. 495 | 59 |
| 1981 | Tyler v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America | 524 F. Supp. 1211 | 45 |
| 2000 | USX Corp. v. Adriatic Insurance Co. | 99 F. Supp. 2d 593 | 43 |
| 2004 | Parkinson v. Guidant Corp. | 315 F. Supp. 2d 741 | 38 |
| 1986 | Vigiolto v. Johns-Manville Corp. | 643 F. Supp. 1454 | 31 |
| 1992 | Sunbeam-Oster Co. v. Lincoln Liberty Avenue, Inc. (In Re Allegheny International, Inc.) | 145 B.R. 823 | 24 |
| 1988 | United States v. Kerr | 686 F. Supp. 1174 | 24 |
| 1991 | Moody v. Security Pacific Business Credit, Inc. | 127 B.R. 958 | 20 |
| 1987 | Gusdonovich v. Business Information Co. | 705 F. Supp. 262 | 20 |
| 1994 | United States v. Salome | 870 F. Supp. 648 | 19 |
| 1985 | United States v. Allen | 605 F. Supp. 864 | 19 |
| 1984 | United States v. Felton | 592 F. Supp. 172 | 19 |
| 2004 | Cincinnati Insurance Companies v. Pestco, Inc. | 374 F. Supp. 2d 451 | 17 |
| 1982 | Prelick v. Johns-Manville Corp. | 531 F. Supp. 96 | 17 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 91 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 Gustave Diamond?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Gustave Diamond to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1978.
- Was Gustave Diamond appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Gustave Diamond was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Gustave Diamond's confirmation vote?
- Gustave Diamond was confirmed by voice vote on May 1, 1978. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Gustave Diamond on?
- Gustave Diamond 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 Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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43 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).