Harry E. Claiborne
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1978 and confirmed by voice vote, Harry E. Claiborne was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. He earned a law degree from Cumberland School of Law in 1941. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1917–2004
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1978
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Cumberland Law 1941
- Succeeded
- Bruce Rutherford Thompson
- Succeeded by
- Philip Martin Pro
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | District of Nevada succeeded Bruce Rutherford Thompson | 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
| Cumberland School of Law | LL.B. | 1941 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Claiborne authored 15 published opinions for the court (1978–1983). Most cited: In Re Grand Jury Proceedings Witness Agosto (44 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | In Re Grand Jury Proceedings Witness Agosto | 553 F. Supp. 1298 | 44 |
| 1979 | Brown v. Guy | 476 F. Supp. 771 | 14 |
| 1980 | United States v. Northrup | 482 F. Supp. 1032 | 13 |
| 1979 | People of State of Nev. v. King | 463 F. Supp. 749 | 13 |
| 1983 | Productions & Leasing v. Hotel Conquistador, Inc. | 573 F. Supp. 717 | 12 |
| 1981 | Valley Bank of Nevada v. City of Henderson | 528 F. Supp. 907 | 11 |
| 1979 | deBruin v. Andromeda Broadcasting Systems, Inc. | 465 F. Supp. 1276 | 11 |
| 1978 | Vasquez v. City of Reno | 461 F. Supp. 1098 | 10 |
| 1980 | In Re Grand Jury Proceedings Witness Bardier | 486 F. Supp. 1203 | 9 |
| 1979 | Snow v. United States | 479 F. Supp. 936 | 6 |
| 1979 | Brown v. Supreme Court of Nevada | 476 F. Supp. 86 | 5 |
| 1979 | Austin v. Armstrong | 473 F. Supp. 1114 | 5 |
| 1978 | Taylor Ex Rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Circo Resorts, Inc. | 458 F. Supp. 152 | 4 |
| 1980 | Desert Palace, Inc. v. Local Joint Executive Board | 486 F. Supp. 675 | 2 |
| 1982 | United States v. Bekoff | 529 F. Supp. 425 | 1 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 15 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 Harry E. Claiborne?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Harry E. Claiborne to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada in 1978.
- Was Harry E. Claiborne appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harry E. Claiborne was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Harry E. Claiborne's confirmation vote?
- Harry E. Claiborne was confirmed by voice vote on August 11, 1978. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Harry E. Claiborne on?
- Harry E. Claiborne was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: The United States government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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8 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).