John Francis Nangle
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1973 and confirmed by voice vote, John Francis Nangle was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He earned a law degree from Washington University School of Law in 1948. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1922–2008
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1973
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Missouri 1943 · Washington Law 1948
- Succeeded
- William Hedgcock Webster
- Succeeded by
- Jean Constance Hamilton
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Eastern District of Missouri succeeded William Hedgcock Webster | 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
| Harris Teachers College (now Harris-Stowe State University) | A.A. | 1941 |
| University of Missouri | B.S. | 1943 |
| Washington University School of Law | J.D. | 1948 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Nangle was assigned 134 district-court cases (1976–2005). Median time from filing to termination: 1,073 days across 134 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, Nangle authored 332 published opinions for the court (1973–2005). Most cited: Spencer v. Moore (108 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Spencer v. Moore | 638 F. Supp. 315 | 108 |
| 1987 | United States v. Bliss | 667 F. Supp. 1298 | 100 |
| 1981 | Aboussie Bros. Construction Co. v. United Missouri Bank of Kirkwood (In Re Aboussie Bros. Construction Co.) | 8 B.R. 302 | 54 |
| 1980 | Dependahl v. Falstaff Brewing Corp. | 491 F. Supp. 1188 | 49 |
| 1979 | Calhoun v. Falstaff Brewing Corp. | 478 F. Supp. 357 | 36 |
| 1986 | DOE a v. Special Sch. Dist. of St. Louis County | 637 F. Supp. 1138 | 32 |
| 1977 | Johnson v. Hoffman | 424 F. Supp. 490 | 28 |
| 1999 | In Re BankAmerica Corp. Securities Litigation | 78 F. Supp. 2d 976 | 27 |
| 1986 | Moehle v. NL Industries, Inc. | 646 F. Supp. 769 | 21 |
| 1980 | Miener v. State of Mo. | 498 F. Supp. 944 | 21 |
| 1983 | Yaris v. Special School Dist. of St. Louis County | 558 F. Supp. 545 | 20 |
| 1973 | EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OP. COM'N v. Hickey-Mitchell Co. | 372 F. Supp. 1117 | 19 |
| 1984 | Continental Cablevision v. Storer Broadcasting | 583 F. Supp. 427 | 18 |
| 1976 | United States v. MANSION HOUSE CTR. N. REDEVELOP. CO. | 419 F. Supp. 85 | 18 |
| 1990 | Oliver v. Resolution Trust Corp. | 747 F. Supp. 1351 | 17 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 332 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 John Francis Nangle?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed John Francis Nangle to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 1973.
- Was John Francis Nangle appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Francis Nangle was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Francis Nangle's confirmation vote?
- John Francis Nangle was confirmed by voice vote on July 13, 1973. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Francis Nangle on?
- John Francis Nangle was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
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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35 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).