Harry Pregerson
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Harry Pregerson was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 1950. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1923–2017
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of California, Los Angeles 1947 · University of California, Berkeley, Law 1950
- Succeeded by
- Daniel Paul Collins
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Central District of California | L.B. Johnson (D) | Voice vote |
| 1979 | Ninth Circuit | 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
| University of California, Los Angeles | B.A. | 1947 |
| University of California, Berkeley, School of Law | LL.B. | 1950 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Pregerson authored 78 published opinions for the court (1968–2011). Most cited: Williams v. Gerber Products Co. (582 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Williams v. Gerber Products Co. | 552 F.3d 934 | 582 |
| 2009 | Barker v. Riverside County Office of Education | 584 F.3d 821 | 212 |
| 2009 | United National Insurance v. Spectrum Worldwide, Inc. | 555 F.3d 772 | 153 |
| 2009 | United States v. Hammons | 558 F.3d 1100 | 152 |
| 2008 | Qi Cui v. Mukasey | 538 F.3d 1289 | 136 |
| 2008 | Maney v. Kagenveama | 541 F.3d 868 | 131 |
| 2007 | Raich v. Gonzales | 500 F.3d 850 | 120 |
| 1971 | Occidental Petroleum Corp. v. Buttes Gas & Oil Co. | 331 F. Supp. 92 | 82 |
| 2008 | Shafer v. Astrue | 518 F.3d 1067 | 47 |
| 1973 | Arnold v. Tiffany | 359 F. Supp. 1034 | 44 |
| 1980 | Keith v. Volpe | 501 F. Supp. 403 | 41 |
| 1969 | Burney v. North American Rockwell Corporation | 302 F. Supp. 86 | 39 |
| 2011 | United States v. Ewing | 638 F.3d 1226 | 38 |
| 1972 | Keith v. Volpe | 352 F. Supp. 1324 | 38 |
| 2011 | Alpha Delta Chi-Delta Chapter v. Reed | 648 F.3d 790 | 35 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 78 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 Pregerson?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Harry Pregerson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1979.
- Was Harry Pregerson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harry Pregerson was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Harry Pregerson's confirmation vote?
- Harry Pregerson was confirmed by voice vote on October 31, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Harry Pregerson on?
- Harry Pregerson was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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38 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).