Who appointed James Henry Gorbey?

President Richard M. Nixon appointed James Henry Gorbey to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1970.

Was James Henry Gorbey appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

James Henry Gorbey was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was James Henry Gorbey's confirmation vote?

James Henry Gorbey was confirmed by voice vote on December 19, 1970. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eastern District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 1970 / Served to 1977

James Henry Gorbey

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1970 and confirmed by voice vote, James Henry Gorbey was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) in 1949. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1920–1977
Appointed by: Richard M. Nixon, 1970
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Bowling Green State 1945 · Temple Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) 1949
Succeeded by: Norma Levy Shapiro

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1970	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	Nixon (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

Bowling Green State University	B.A.	1945
Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law)	LL.B.	1949

Judicial Record

In our data, Gorbey authored 67 published opinions for the court (1971–1977). Most cited: Platt v. Burroughs 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1976	Platt v. Burroughs Corp.	424 F. Supp. 1329	28
1974	Huber v. McElwee-Courbis Construction Co.	392 F. Supp. 1379	21
1974	Bellis v. Thal	373 F. Supp. 120	21
1971	Franklin Mint, Inc. v. Franklin Mint, Ltd.	331 F. Supp. 827	21
1973	Jenkins v. Fidelity Bank	365 F. Supp. 1391	19
1974	Crowell v. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company	373 F. Supp. 1303	16
1977	Treasure Craft Jewelers, Inc. v. Jefferson Insurance	431 F. Supp. 1160	14
1977	Murphy v. State Bd. of Law Exam. for Com. of Pa.	429 F. Supp. 16	14
1974	Loughrey v. Landon	381 F. Supp. 884	14
1973	Flick v. James Monfredo, Inc.	356 F. Supp. 1143	14
1974	Securities & Exchange Commission v. Albert & Maguire Securities Co.	378 F. Supp. 906	12
1977	Euster v. Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission	431 F. Supp. 828	11
1977	Duff v. Sherlock	432 F. Supp. 423	10
1975	Litton Business Systems, Inc. v. Paul L'Esperance, Inc.	387 F. Supp. 1265	10
1971	Martinez v. Korvette	335 F. Supp. 886	10

Showing the 15 most-cited of 67 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 James Henry Gorbey?: President Richard M. Nixon appointed James Henry Gorbey to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1970.
Was James Henry Gorbey appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: James Henry Gorbey was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was James Henry Gorbey's confirmation vote?: James Henry Gorbey was confirmed by voice vote on December 19, 1970. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was James Henry Gorbey on?: James Henry Gorbey was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Sources

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6 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).