John Keating Regan
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, John Keating Regan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He earned a law degree from Benton College of Law in 1934. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1911–1987
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1962
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Benton College of Law 1934
- Succeeded
- Randolph Henry Weber
- Succeeded by
- Edward Louis Filippine
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Eastern District of Missouri succeeded Randolph Henry Weber | Kennedy (D) | 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
| Benton College of Law | LL.B. | 1934 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Regan authored 117 published opinions for the court (1962–1986). Most cited: Brissette v. Heckler (34 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Brissette v. Heckler | 613 F. Supp. 722 | 34 |
| 1982 | Wesley v. Monsanto Co. | 554 F. Supp. 93 | 25 |
| 1975 | United States v. PS Hotel Corp. | 404 F. Supp. 1188 | 24 |
| 1967 | In Re Jackson | 268 F. Supp. 434 | 24 |
| 1971 | United States v. Rosenstengel | 323 F. Supp. 499 | 18 |
| 1967 | In Re Midas Coin Company | 264 F. Supp. 193 | 18 |
| 1981 | Veneri v. Circuit Court of Gasconade County | 528 F. Supp. 496 | 17 |
| 1980 | Clark v. Mobil Oil Corp. | 496 F. Supp. 132 | 14 |
| 1966 | Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Company | 255 F. Supp. 115 | 14 |
| 1976 | Turnbough v. Wyrick | 420 F. Supp. 588 | 13 |
| 1973 | Nichols v. Tower Grove Bank | 362 F. Supp. 374 | 13 |
| 1969 | Mann v. Clark Oil & Refining Corporation | 302 F. Supp. 1376 | 13 |
| 1976 | Harris v. Lynn | 411 F. Supp. 692 | 12 |
| 1966 | Taylor v. Black | 258 F. Supp. 82 | 12 |
| 1966 | St. Louis Testing Lab., Inc. v. Mississippi Val. Struc. Steel Co. | 254 F. Supp. 47 | 12 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 117 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 Keating Regan?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed John Keating Regan to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 1962.
- Was John Keating Regan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Keating Regan was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Keating Regan's confirmation vote?
- John Keating Regan was confirmed by voice vote on April 2, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Keating Regan on?
- John Keating Regan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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24 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).