Joseph J. Longobardi
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984 and confirmed by voice vote, Joseph J. Longobardi is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. He earned a law degree from Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) in 1957. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1930 · age 96
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1984
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland 1952 · Temple Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) 1957
- Succeeded
- James Levin Latchum
- Succeeded by
- Gregory Moneta Sleet
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | District of Delaware succeeded James Levin Latchum | 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
| Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland | B.A. | 1952 |
| Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) | LL.B. | 1957 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Longobardi was assigned 1,262 district-court cases (1983–1999). Median time from filing to termination: 287 days across 1,262 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, Longobardi authored 115 published opinions for the court (1984–1999). Most cited: Brambles USA, Inc. v. Blocker (202 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Brambles USA, Inc. v. Blocker | 735 F. Supp. 1239 | 202 |
| 1986 | United States v. New Castle County | 642 F. Supp. 1258 | 47 |
| 1989 | United States v. New Castle County | 727 F. Supp. 854 | 45 |
| 1984 | Akzona Inc. v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. | 607 F. Supp. 227 | 43 |
| 1989 | Hatzel & Buehler, Inc. v. Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc. | 107 B.R. 34 | 40 |
| 1991 | Young v. WEST COAST INDUST. RELATIONS ASS'N, INC. | 763 F. Supp. 64 | 39 |
| 1996 | NDEP Corp. v. Handl-It, Inc. (In Re NDEP Corp.) | 203 B.R. 905 | 36 |
| 1993 | Pfizer Inc. v. Elan Pharmaceutical Research Corp. | 812 F. Supp. 1352 | 34 |
| 1990 | Krupa v. New Castle County | 732 F. Supp. 497 | 34 |
| 1995 | Procter & Gamble Co. v. Paragon Trade Brands, Inc. | 917 F. Supp. 305 | 31 |
| 1991 | Lone Star Industries, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance | 131 B.R. 269 | 31 |
| 1997 | Sanderson, Thompson, Ratledge & Zimny v. AWACS, Inc. | 958 F. Supp. 947 | 30 |
| 1987 | Phillips Petroleum Co. v. United States Steel Corp. | 673 F. Supp. 1278 | 28 |
| 1988 | Procter & Gamble Co. v. Nabisco Brands, Inc. | 697 F. Supp. 1360 | 26 |
| 1986 | Malloy Ex Rel. Malloy v. Eichler | 628 F. Supp. 582 | 26 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 115 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 Joseph J. Longobardi?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Joseph J. Longobardi to the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware in 1984.
- Was Joseph J. Longobardi appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Joseph J. Longobardi was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Joseph J. Longobardi's confirmation vote?
- Joseph J. Longobardi was confirmed by voice vote on April 24, 1984. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Joseph J. Longobardi on?
- Joseph J. Longobardi is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
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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42 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).