Irving Hill
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 and confirmed by voice vote, Irving Hill was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1939. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1915–1998
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Nebraska 1936 · Harvard Law School 1939
- Succeeded by
- Richard Arthur Gadbois Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Southern District of California succeeded William Carey Mathes | L.B. Johnson (D) | Voice vote |
| 1966 | Central District of California | Reassigned | – |
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 Nebraska | B.A. | 1936 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1939 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hill was assigned 1,248 district-court cases (1982–1998). Median time from filing to termination: 167 days across 1,248 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, Hill authored 38 published opinions for the court (1965–1995). Most cited: Gregory v. Litton Systems, Inc. (73 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Gregory v. Litton Systems, Inc. | 316 F. Supp. 401 | 73 |
| 1972 | Transport Indemnity Co. v. Financial Trust Co. | 339 F. Supp. 405 | 40 |
| 1973 | United States v. One 1971 Opel G. T., Engine No. 77228077, California License No. 194 CQE | 360 F. Supp. 638 | 32 |
| 1980 | Adams v. Howerton | 486 F. Supp. 1119 | 21 |
| 1978 | United States v. Eight (8) Rhodesian Stone Statues | 449 F. Supp. 193 | 20 |
| 1970 | Weidner v. Kennedy | 309 F. Supp. 1018 | 18 |
| 1967 | National Labor Relations Board v. British Auto Parts, Inc. | 266 F. Supp. 368 | 18 |
| 1967 | Grove Press, Inc. v. Collectors Publication, Inc. | 264 F. Supp. 603 | 17 |
| 1966 | Tamasha Town & Country Club v. McAlester Construction Finance Corp. | 252 F. Supp. 80 | 17 |
| 1983 | Apple Computer, Inc. v. Formula International, Inc. | 562 F. Supp. 775 | 16 |
| 1982 | Shelter Framing Corp. v. Carpenters Pension Trust | 543 F. Supp. 1234 | 16 |
| 1975 | Streatch v. Associated Container Transportation, Ltd. | 388 F. Supp. 935 | 16 |
| 1978 | Fassette v. United States | 444 F. Supp. 1245 | 15 |
| 1968 | In Re Braund | 289 F. Supp. 604 | 14 |
| 1967 | Love v. Navarro | 262 F. Supp. 520 | 14 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 38 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 Irving Hill?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Irving Hill to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 1965.
- Was Irving Hill appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Irving Hill was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Irving Hill's confirmation vote?
- Irving Hill was confirmed by voice vote on June 9, 1965. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Irving Hill on?
- Irving Hill 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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31 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).