Who appointed Levin Hicks Campbell?

President Richard M. Nixon appointed Levin Hicks Campbell to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in 1972.

Was Levin Hicks Campbell appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Levin Hicks Campbell was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Levin Hicks Campbell's confirmation vote?

Levin Hicks Campbell was confirmed by voice vote on June 28, 1972. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

First Circuit / Appointed 1972 / Senior status since 1992

Levin Hicks Campbell

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

Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1972 and confirmed by voice vote, Levin Hicks Campbell is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1951. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1927 · age 99
Appointed by: Richard M. Nixon, 1972
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Harvard College 1948 · Harvard Law School 1951
Succeeded: Bailey Aldrich
Succeeded by: Michael Boudin

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1971	District of Massachusetts succeeded Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr.	Nixon (R)	Voice vote
1972	First Circuit succeeded Bailey Aldrich	Nixon (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

Harvard College	A.B.	1948
Harvard Law School	LL.B.	1951

Judicial Record

In our data, Campbell authored 5 published opinions for the court (1972–1976). Most cited: Goguen v. Smith (10 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
1972	Goguen v. Smith	343 F. Supp. 161	10
1972	McDonald v. Penn Central Transportation Company	337 F. Supp. 803	8
1976	LaRouche v. Guzzi	417 F. Supp. 444	5
1972	International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers v. Northeast Airlines, Inc.	337 F. Supp. 499	4
1972	Murgia v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Retirement	345 F. Supp. 1140	2

Showing the 5 most-cited of 5 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 Levin Hicks Campbell?: President Richard M. Nixon appointed Levin Hicks Campbell to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in 1972.
Was Levin Hicks Campbell appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Levin Hicks Campbell was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Levin Hicks Campbell's confirmation vote?: Levin Hicks Campbell was confirmed by voice vote on June 28, 1972. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Levin Hicks Campbell on?: Levin Hicks Campbell is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Sources

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54 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).