Jack D. Shanstrom
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and confirmed by voice vote, Jack D. Shanstrom was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. He earned a law degree from University of Montana School of Law in 1957. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1932–2020
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1990
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Montana 1956 · University of Montana Law 1957
- Succeeded
- James Franklin Battin
- Succeeded by
- Richard F. Cebull
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | District of Montana succeeded James Franklin Battin | G.H.W. Bush (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
| University of Montana | B.A. | 1956 |
| University of Montana | B.S. | 1957 |
| University of Montana School of Law | LL.B. | 1957 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Shanstrom was assigned 1,365 district-court cases (1984–2013). Median time from filing to termination: 264 days across 1,365 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.
On appeal
Of 29 of Shanstrom’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 27 were affirmed, 1 reversed or vacated, and 1 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Shanstrom authored 13 published opinions for the court (1992–2000). Most cited: Beartooth Alliance v. Crown Butte Mines (12 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Beartooth Alliance v. Crown Butte Mines | 904 F. Supp. 1168 | 12 |
| 1996 | Towe v. Martinson | 195 B.R. 137 | 10 |
| 1999 | Weaver v. Delta Airlines, Inc. | 56 F. Supp. 2d 1190 | 8 |
| 1993 | Childers v. United States | 841 F. Supp. 1001 | 8 |
| 1992 | United States Ex Rel. Yellowtail v. Little Horn State Bank | 828 F. Supp. 780 | 7 |
| 1998 | Montana Right to Life Ass'n v. Eddleman | 999 F. Supp. 1380 | 6 |
| 1998 | Austin's Express, Inc. v. Arneson | 996 F. Supp. 1269 | 5 |
| 1994 | Youpee v. Babbitt | 857 F. Supp. 760 | 3 |
| 1992 | Crow Tribe of Indians v. Campbell Farming Corp. | 828 F. Supp. 1468 | 3 |
| 2000 | In Re Haines | 245 B.R. 401 | 1 |
| 1999 | Allison v. United States | 242 B.R. 705 | 1 |
| 1999 | BIG HORN COUNTY ELEC. CO-OP., INC. v. Adams | 53 F. Supp. 2d 1047 | 0 |
| 1998 | Montana v. United States Environmental Protection Agency | 141 F. Supp. 2d 1259 | 0 |
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 Jack D. Shanstrom?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Jack D. Shanstrom to the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana in 1990.
- Was Jack D. Shanstrom appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Jack D. Shanstrom was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Jack D. Shanstrom's confirmation vote?
- Jack D. Shanstrom was confirmed by voice vote on May 11, 1990. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Jack D. Shanstrom on?
- Jack D. Shanstrom was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the District of Montana (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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29 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).