Justin Lowe Quackenbush
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 and confirmed by voice vote, Justin Lowe Quackenbush was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. He earned a law degree from Gonzaga University School of Law in 1957. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1929–2024
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1980
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Idaho 1951 · Gonzaga Law 1957
- Succeeded
- Marshall Allen Neill
- Succeeded by
- Robert H. Whaley
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Eastern District of Washington succeeded Marshall Allen Neill | Carter (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
| University of Idaho | B.A. | 1951 |
| Gonzaga University School of Law | LL.B. | 1957 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Quackenbush was assigned 1,940 district-court cases (1981–2019). Median time from filing to termination: 215 days across 1,940 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.
On appeal
Of 54 of Quackenbush’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 47 were affirmed, 6 reversed or vacated, and 1 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Quackenbush authored 82 published opinions for the court (1980–2010). Most cited: Henricksen v. ConocoPhillips Co. (57 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Henricksen v. ConocoPhillips Co. | 605 F. Supp. 2d 1142 | 57 |
| 1989 | Ledlin v. United States (In Re Tomlan) | 102 B.R. 790 | 42 |
| 1994 | Spokane Railway Credit Union v. Gonzales (In Re Gonzales) | 172 B.R. 320 | 34 |
| 1994 | Oakes v. United States | 872 F. Supp. 817 | 26 |
| 2001 | Kettle Range Conservation Group v. United States Forest Service | 148 F. Supp. 2d 1107 | 15 |
| 1990 | Sterling Savings Ass'n v. Ryan | 751 F. Supp. 871 | 14 |
| 1988 | Barron v. Safeway Stores, Inc. | 704 F. Supp. 1555 | 14 |
| 1991 | Key Tronic Corp. v. United States | 766 F. Supp. 865 | 13 |
| 1987 | Pine Top Ins. v. Public Util. Dist. 1 of Chelan Cty. | 676 F. Supp. 212 | 13 |
| 1982 | United States v. Anderson | 591 F. Supp. 1 | 13 |
| 1992 | Travers v. Sullivan | 801 F. Supp. 394 | 12 |
| 2009 | Newmont USA Ltd v. American Home Assurance Co. | 676 F. Supp. 2d 1146 | 10 |
| 2003 | Haworth v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. | 281 F. Supp. 2d 1207 | 10 |
| 1997 | Miniken v. Walter | 978 F. Supp. 1356 | 10 |
| 1985 | Yakima Indian Nation v. Whiteside | 617 F. Supp. 750 | 10 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 82 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 Justin Lowe Quackenbush?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Justin Lowe Quackenbush to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington in 1980.
- Was Justin Lowe Quackenbush appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Justin Lowe Quackenbush was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Justin Lowe Quackenbush's confirmation vote?
- Justin Lowe Quackenbush was confirmed by voice vote on June 18, 1980. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Justin Lowe Quackenbush on?
- Justin Lowe Quackenbush was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
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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44 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).