Who appointed Leroy John Contie Jr.?

President Ronald Reagan appointed Leroy John Contie Jr. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 1982.

Was Leroy John Contie Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Leroy John Contie Jr. was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Leroy John Contie Jr.'s confirmation vote?

Leroy John Contie Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on March 4, 1982. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Sixth Circuit / Appointed 1982 / Served to 2001

Leroy John Contie Jr.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1982 and confirmed by voice vote, Leroy John Contie Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1948. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1920–2001
Appointed by: Ronald Reagan, 1982
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Michigan 1941 · University of Michigan Law School 1948
Succeeded: Anthony Joseph Celebrezze
Succeeded by: Alan Eugene Norris

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1971	Northern District of Ohio succeeded James C. Connell	Nixon (R)	Voice vote
1982	Sixth Circuit succeeded Anthony Joseph Celebrezze	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

University of Michigan	B.A.	1941
University of Michigan Law School	J.D.	1948

Judicial Record

In our data, Contie authored 60 published opinions for the court (1972–1982). Most cited: Keller v. Graphic Systems of Akron, Inc., Employees Profitsharing Plan (39 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
1976	Keller v. Graphic Systems of Akron, Inc., Employees Profitsharing Plan	422 F. Supp. 1005	39
1982	Citizens Coalition for Block Grant Compliance v. City of Euclid	537 F. Supp. 422	35
1979	Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc. v. City of Akron	479 F. Supp. 1172	33
1980	First Nat. Bank of Akron v. Cann	503 F. Supp. 419	30
1976	Citicorp Business Credit, Inc. v. Blazon Flexible Flyer, Inc.	407 F. Supp. 861	26
1981	Curry v. Associates Financial Services	11 B.R. 716	23
1976	Clayton v. McCary	426 F. Supp. 248	23
1981	Johnson v. Koppers Co., Inc.	524 F. Supp. 1182	22
1981	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wooster Brush Co.	523 F. Supp. 1256	20
1978	Greater Cleveland Welfare Rights Organization v. Bauer	462 F. Supp. 1313	20
1981	Bowen v. General Motors Corp. AC Spark Plug Division	542 F. Supp. 94	19
1974	Lloyd v. Classic Motor Coaches, Inc.	388 F. Supp. 785	16
1980	Federal Deposit Insurance v. Timbalier Towing Co.	497 F. Supp. 912	15
1979	Rone v. Fireman	473 F. Supp. 92	14
1975	United States v. Detrex Chemical Industries, Inc.	393 F. Supp. 735	14

Showing the 15 most-cited of 60 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 Leroy John Contie Jr.?: President Ronald Reagan appointed Leroy John Contie Jr. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 1982.
Was Leroy John Contie Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Leroy John Contie Jr. was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Leroy John Contie Jr.'s confirmation vote?: Leroy John Contie Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on March 4, 1982. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Leroy John Contie Jr. on?: Leroy John Contie Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Sources

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19 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).