Harry Lindley Hupp
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984 and confirmed by voice vote, Harry Lindley Hupp was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. He earned a law degree from Stanford Law School in 1955. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1929–2004
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1984
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Stanford 1953 · Stanford Law School 1955
- Succeeded
- A. Andrew Hauk
- Succeeded by
- A. Howard Matz
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Central District of California succeeded A. Andrew Hauk | 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
| Stanford University | A.B. | 1953 |
| Stanford Law School | LL.B. | 1955 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hupp was assigned 3,105 district-court cases (1972–2003). Median time from filing to termination: 214 days across 3,104 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, Hupp authored 13 published opinions for the court (1987–2003). Most cited: Meyers v. Asics Corp. (28 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Meyers v. Asics Corp. | 711 F. Supp. 1001 | 28 |
| 1989 | Phillips v. Allstate Insurance | 702 F. Supp. 1466 | 28 |
| 1992 | Chemstar, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance | 797 F. Supp. 1541 | 20 |
| 1997 | Parker v. Marcotte | 975 F. Supp. 1266 | 12 |
| 1993 | Hoag Memorial Hospital v. Managed Care Administrators | 820 F. Supp. 1232 | 9 |
| 1993 | United States v. O'Mara | 827 F. Supp. 1468 | 7 |
| 1987 | BV Engineering v. Univ. of Cal., Los Angeles | 657 F. Supp. 1246 | 7 |
| 1991 | Miller v. Baron (In Re Great American Manufacturing & Sales, Inc.) | 129 B.R. 633 | 6 |
| 2003 | Prasoprat v. Benov | 294 F. Supp. 2d 1165 | 4 |
| 1991 | Coalition for Clean Air v. Environmental Protection Agency | 762 F. Supp. 1399 | 4 |
| 1988 | Carter v. Gibbs | 690 F. Supp. 897 | 4 |
| 1987 | Johnson v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. | 660 F. Supp. 914 | 3 |
| 1987 | United States v. Sherbondy | 652 F. Supp. 1267 | 2 |
Showing the 13 most-cited of 13 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 Lindley Hupp?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Harry Lindley Hupp to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 1984.
- Was Harry Lindley Hupp appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harry Lindley Hupp was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Harry Lindley Hupp's confirmation vote?
- Harry Lindley Hupp was confirmed by voice vote on March 20, 1984. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Harry Lindley Hupp on?
- Harry Lindley Hupp was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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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19 years on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).