John P. Vukasin Jr.
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and confirmed by voice vote, John P. Vukasin Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 1956. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1928–1993
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1983
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley 1950 · University of California, Berkeley, Law 1956
- Succeeded
- Stanley Alexander Weigel
- Succeeded by
- Maxine M. Chesney
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Northern District of California succeeded Stanley Alexander Weigel | 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
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Vukasin was assigned 1,158 district-court cases (1971–1993). Median time from filing to termination: 165 days across 1,157 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, Vukasin authored 33 published opinions for the court (1984–1993). Most cited: Ecodyne Corp. v. Shah (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Ecodyne Corp. v. Shah | 718 F. Supp. 1454 | 28 |
| 1985 | Rogers v. United States Department of Labor | 607 F. Supp. 697 | 28 |
| 1991 | Allstate Insurance v. Hansten | 765 F. Supp. 614 | 27 |
| 1986 | United States v. Osunde | 638 F. Supp. 171 | 21 |
| 1985 | Stokes v. Bechtel North American Power Corp. | 614 F. Supp. 732 | 14 |
| 1985 | United States v. $831,160.45 UNITED STATES CURRENCY | 607 F. Supp. 1407 | 12 |
| 1991 | Gray v. First Winthrop Corp. | 776 F. Supp. 504 | 10 |
| 1986 | Falstaff Brewing Co. v. Stroh Brewery Co. | 628 F. Supp. 822 | 9 |
| 1986 | Schmidt v. Capitol Life Insurance | 626 F. Supp. 1315 | 9 |
| 1984 | McFarland v. Bechtel Petroleum, Inc. | 586 F. Supp. 907 | 9 |
| 1988 | Jones v. Turnage | 699 F. Supp. 795 | 8 |
| 1992 | Carpenter v. City and County of San Francisco | 803 F. Supp. 337 | 7 |
| 1991 | Tigera Group, Inc. v. Commerce & Industry Insurance | 753 F. Supp. 858 | 6 |
| 1984 | General Insurance Co. of America v. City of Belvedere | 582 F. Supp. 88 | 6 |
| 1992 | Anderson v. Vasquez | 827 F. Supp. 617 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 33 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 P. Vukasin Jr.?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed John P. Vukasin Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 1983.
- Was John P. Vukasin Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John P. Vukasin 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 P. Vukasin Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- John P. Vukasin Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on September 20, 1983. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John P. Vukasin Jr. on?
- John P. Vukasin Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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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10 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).