Kermit Victor Lipez
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, Kermit Victor Lipez is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1967. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1941 · age 85
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Haverford College 1963 · Yale Law School 1967
- Succeeded
- Conrad Keefe Cyr
- Succeeded by
- William Joseph Kayatta Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | First Circuit succeeded Conrad Keefe Cyr | Clinton (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
| Haverford College | B.A. | 1963 |
| Yale Law School | LL.B. | 1967 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | LL.M. | 1990 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Lipez authored 41 published opinions for the court (2007–2012). Most cited: Francisco Sanchez v. Esso Standard Oil Co. (446 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Francisco Sanchez v. Esso Standard Oil Co. | 572 F.3d 1 | 446 |
| 2007 | Ruiz v. Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp. | 496 F.3d 1 | 365 |
| 2009 | Gargano v. Liberty International Underwriters, Inc. | 572 F.3d 45 | 222 |
| 2010 | Rodriguez-Garcia v. Miranda-Marin | 610 F.3d 756 | 159 |
| 2007 | Lopez De Hincapie v. Gonzales | 494 F.3d 213 | 128 |
| 2009 | Citibank Global Markets, Inc. v. Rodriguez Santana | 573 F.3d 17 | 109 |
| 2011 | United States v. Meises | 645 F.3d 5 | 99 |
| 2008 | United States v. Morales-Aldahondo | 524 F.3d 115 | 94 |
| 2007 | United States v. Weikert | 504 F.3d 1 | 91 |
| 2011 | Carroll v. United States | 661 F.3d 87 | 77 |
| 2012 | United States v. Valdivia | 680 F.3d 33 | 74 |
| 2011 | Soto-Rios v. Banco Popular De Puerto Rico | 662 F.3d 112 | 69 |
| 2010 | Mercado-Berrios v. Cancel-Alegria | 611 F.3d 18 | 69 |
| 2011 | Redondo Construction Corp. v. Izquierdo | 662 F.3d 42 | 61 |
| 2011 | Chico Service Station, Inc. v. Sol Puerto Rico Ltd. | 633 F.3d 20 | 58 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 41 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 Kermit Victor Lipez?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Kermit Victor Lipez to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in 1998.
- Was Kermit Victor Lipez appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Kermit Victor Lipez was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Kermit Victor Lipez's confirmation vote?
- Kermit Victor Lipez was confirmed by voice vote on April 2, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Kermit Victor Lipez on?
- Kermit Victor Lipez is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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28 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).