Helen Jackson Frye
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 and confirmed by voice vote, Helen Jackson Frye was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. She earned a law degree from University of Oregon School of Law in 1966. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1930–2011
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1980
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Oregon 1953 · University of Oregon Law 1966
- Succeeded by
- Garr M. King
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | District of Oregon | 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 Oregon | B.A. | 1953 |
| University of Oregon | M.A. | 1961 |
| University of Oregon School of Law | J.D. | 1966 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Frye was assigned 2,254 district-court cases (1978–2003). Median time from filing to termination: 226 days across 2,254 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, Frye authored 259 published opinions for the court (1980–2002). Most cited: Mason v. Williams (In Re Mason) (33 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Mason v. Williams (In Re Mason) | 51 B.R. 548 | 33 |
| 1991 | Sidco Industries Inc. v. Wimar Tahoe Corp. | 768 F. Supp. 1343 | 31 |
| 1989 | Allen v. G.D. Searle & Co. | 708 F. Supp. 1142 | 31 |
| 1994 | Destination Ventures, Ltd. v. Federal Communications Commission | 844 F. Supp. 632 | 28 |
| 1992 | Johannsen v. Brown | 797 F. Supp. 835 | 21 |
| 1991 | Ash v. Lake Oswego School District No. 7J | 766 F. Supp. 852 | 21 |
| 1990 | Interstate Fire & Casualty Co. v. Archdiocese of Portland | 747 F. Supp. 618 | 21 |
| 1992 | Portland Audubon Society v. Lujan | 795 F. Supp. 1489 | 19 |
| 1983 | Bagley v. Watson | 579 F. Supp. 1099 | 19 |
| 1991 | Oregon Environmental Council v. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality | 775 F. Supp. 353 | 18 |
| 1984 | Check Central of Oregon, Inc. v. Barr (In Re Barr) | 54 B.R. 922 | 16 |
| 1984 | Albany General Hospital v. Heckler | 584 F. Supp. 614 | 16 |
| 1988 | Portland Feminist Women's Health Center v. Advocates for Life, Inc. | 712 F. Supp. 165 | 15 |
| 1994 | Buggsi, Inc. v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. | 857 F. Supp. 1427 | 14 |
| 1993 | United States v. Kyllo | 809 F. Supp. 787 | 14 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 259 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 Helen Jackson Frye?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Helen Jackson Frye to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in 1980.
- Was Helen Jackson Frye appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Helen Jackson Frye was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Helen Jackson Frye's confirmation vote?
- Helen Jackson Frye was confirmed by voice vote on February 20, 1980. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Helen Jackson Frye on?
- Helen Jackson Frye was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.
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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31 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).