John T. Noonan Jr.
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 and confirmed by voice vote, John T. Noonan Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1954. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1926–2017
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1985
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Harvard College 1946 · Harvard Law School 1954
- Succeeded by
- Marsha Siegel Berzon
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Ninth Circuit | Reagan (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
| Harvard College | B.A. | 1946 |
| Catholic University of America | M.A. | 1949 |
| Catholic University of America | Ph.D. | 1951 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1954 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Noonan authored 14 published opinions for the court (2009–2012). Most cited: Carrico v. City and County of San Francisco (346 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Carrico v. City and County of San Francisco | 656 F.3d 1002 | 346 |
| 2012 | Tri-Valley Cares v. U.S. Department of Energy | 671 F.3d 1113 | 141 |
| 2012 | Skydive Arizona, Inc. v. Quattrocchi | 673 F.3d 1105 | 123 |
| 2012 | Conner v. Heiman | 672 F.3d 1126 | 55 |
| 2011 | Solis v. Washington | 656 F.3d 1079 | 21 |
| 2009 | CITY OF OAKLAND, CAL. v. Hotels. Com LP | 572 F.3d 958 | 21 |
| 2011 | United States v. Carper | 659 F.3d 923 | 20 |
| 2011 | Degelmann v. Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. | 659 F.3d 835 | 18 |
| 2010 | Au-Tomotive Gold Inc. v. Volkswagen of America, Inc. | 603 F.3d 1133 | 18 |
| 2009 | United States v. Roblero-Solis | 588 F.3d 692 | 15 |
| 2011 | Suzlon Energy Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp. | 671 F.3d 726 | 8 |
| 2011 | United States v. Reveles | 660 F.3d 1138 | 5 |
| 2012 | Wagner v. County of Maricopa | 673 F.3d 977 | 4 |
| 2011 | CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS v. Gregoire | 658 F.3d 1078 | 0 |
Showing the 14 most-cited of 14 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 T. Noonan Jr.?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed John T. Noonan Jr. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1985.
- Was John T. Noonan Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John T. Noonan Jr. was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John T. Noonan Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- John T. Noonan Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 1985. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John T. Noonan Jr. on?
- John T. Noonan Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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31 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).