Malcolm Francis Marsh
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987 and confirmed by voice vote, Malcolm Francis Marsh was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. He earned a law degree from University of Oregon School of Law in 1954. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1928–2025
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1987
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Oregon 1951 · University of Oregon Law 1954
- Succeeded
- Edward Leavy
- Succeeded by
- Anna J. Brown
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | District of Oregon succeeded Edward Leavy | 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 Oregon | B.S. | 1951 |
| University of Oregon School of Law | LL.B. | 1954 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Marsh was assigned 3,009 district-court cases (1978–2019). Median time from filing to termination: 204 days across 3,008 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 74 of Marsh’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 57 were affirmed, 13 reversed or vacated, and 4 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, Marsh authored 69 published opinions for the court (1987–2011). Most cited: United States v. Pittman (33 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | United States v. Pittman | 120 F. Supp. 2d 1263 | 33 |
| 1998 | Oregon Laborers-Employers Health & Welfare Trust Fund v. Philip Morris, Inc. | 17 F. Supp. 2d 1170 | 30 |
| 1994 | Idaho Department of Fish & Game v. National Marine Fisheries Service | 850 F. Supp. 886 | 25 |
| 1996 | Boeing Co. v. Cascade Corp. | 920 F. Supp. 1121 | 24 |
| 1998 | Draper v. Astoria School District No. 1C | 995 F. Supp. 1122 | 23 |
| 1996 | United States v. Dean | 949 F. Supp. 782 | 17 |
| 1992 | Acton v. Vernonia School District 47J | 796 F. Supp. 1354 | 17 |
| 2009 | Whitley v. City of Portland | 654 F. Supp. 2d 1194 | 13 |
| 1996 | Villegas v. Sandy Farms, Inc. | 929 F. Supp. 1324 | 13 |
| 1991 | United States v. Avery | 773 F. Supp. 1400 | 13 |
| 1991 | Jose v. M/V FIR GROVE | 801 F. Supp. 349 | 11 |
| 1999 | In Re Southern Pacific Funding Corp. Securities Litigation | 83 F. Supp. 2d 1172 | 10 |
| 1988 | Neisz v. Portland Public School District | 684 F. Supp. 1530 | 10 |
| 1993 | Wunderly v. S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. | 828 F. Supp. 801 | 9 |
| 1991 | Citizens Interested in Bull Run, Inc. v. Edrington | 781 F. Supp. 1502 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 69 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 Malcolm Francis Marsh?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Malcolm Francis Marsh to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in 1987.
- Was Malcolm Francis Marsh appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Malcolm Francis Marsh was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Malcolm Francis Marsh's confirmation vote?
- Malcolm Francis Marsh was confirmed by voice vote on March 20, 1987. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Malcolm Francis Marsh on?
- Malcolm Francis Marsh was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.
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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37 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).