Lowell A. Reed Jr.
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 and confirmed by voice vote, Lowell A. Reed Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) in 1958. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1930–2020
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1988
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Wisconsin 1952 · Temple Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) 1958
- Succeeded
- Anthony Joseph Scirica
- Succeeded by
- Richard Barclay Surrick
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Anthony Joseph Scirica | 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 Wisconsin Law School | ||
| University of Wisconsin | B.B.A. | 1952 |
| Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) | J.D. | 1958 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Reed was assigned 3,084 district-court cases (1985–2010). Median time from filing to termination: 260 days across 3,084 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 10 of Reed’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 8 were affirmed, 2 reversed or vacated. 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, Reed authored 158 published opinions for the court (1988–2007). Most cited: Malletier v. Veit (74 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Malletier v. Veit | 211 F. Supp. 2d 567 | 74 |
| 1992 | Horizon House Developmental Services, Inc. v. Township of Upper Southampton | 804 F. Supp. 683 | 67 |
| 1999 | Bostick v. ITT Hartford Group, Inc. | 56 F. Supp. 2d 580 | 56 |
| 1995 | Woods v. Bentsen | 889 F. Supp. 179 | 43 |
| 1996 | Good v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | 914 F. Supp. 1125 | 37 |
| 1991 | Keyes v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. | 766 F. Supp. 277 | 37 |
| 1989 | United States v. Stelweck | 108 B.R. 488 | 35 |
| 2000 | Marchese v. Umstead | 110 F. Supp. 2d 361 | 34 |
| 1999 | Bullock v. Children's Hosp. of Philadelphia | 71 F. Supp. 2d 482 | 34 |
| 1999 | American Civil Liberties Union v. Reno | 31 F. Supp. 2d 473 | 34 |
| 1999 | Regan v. Township of Lower Merion | 36 F. Supp. 2d 245 | 33 |
| 1993 | Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Fantozzi Ex Rel. Fantozzi | 825 F. Supp. 80 | 33 |
| 2000 | Caudill Seed and Warehouse Co., Inc. v. Prophet 21, Inc. | 123 F. Supp. 2d 826 | 32 |
| 1999 | McGrath v. Johnson | 67 F. Supp. 2d 499 | 29 |
| 2000 | American Guarantee & Liability Insurance v. Fojanini | 90 F. Supp. 2d 615 | 27 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 158 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 Lowell A. Reed Jr.?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Lowell A. Reed Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1988.
- Was Lowell A. Reed Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Lowell A. Reed Jr. was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Lowell A. Reed Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Lowell A. Reed Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on April 19, 1988. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Lowell A. Reed Jr. on?
- Lowell A. Reed Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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31 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).