Martin Leach-Cross Feldman
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and confirmed by voice vote, Martin Leach-Cross Feldman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Tulane University Law School in 1957. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1934–2022
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1983
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Tulane 1955 · Tulane Law School 1957
- Succeeded
- Jack Murphy Gordon
- Succeeded by
- Brandon Scott Long
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Eastern District of Louisiana succeeded Jack Murphy Gordon | 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
| Tulane University | B.A. | 1955 |
| Tulane University Law School | J.D. | 1957 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Feldman was assigned 8,909 district-court cases (1976–2021). Median time from filing to termination: 219 days across 8,905 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 204 of Feldman’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 158 were affirmed, 33 reversed or vacated, and 13 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, Feldman authored 156 published opinions for the court (1984–2011). Most cited: Laitram Corp. v. Hewlett-Packard Co. (53 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Laitram Corp. v. Hewlett-Packard Co. | 791 F. Supp. 113 | 53 |
| 1998 | In Re Air Bag Products Liability Litigation | 7 F. Supp. 2d 792 | 34 |
| 1992 | Anderson v. Texaco, Inc. | 797 F. Supp. 531 | 33 |
| 1989 | York v. Horizon Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n | 712 F. Supp. 85 | 25 |
| 1990 | Nolan v. Boeing Co. | 736 F. Supp. 120 | 24 |
| 1992 | Guidry v. Resolution Trust Corp. | 790 F. Supp. 651 | 22 |
| 1990 | Anglada v. Tidewater, Inc. | 752 F. Supp. 722 | 22 |
| 1991 | O'ROURKE v. Cairns | 129 B.R. 87 | 20 |
| 1985 | Jefferson Disposal Co. v. Parish of Jefferson, La. | 603 F. Supp. 1125 | 20 |
| 1989 | United States v. $288,914 in United States Currency | 722 F. Supp. 267 | 19 |
| 1985 | Hotel Corp. of the South v. Rampart 920, Inc. | 46 B.R. 758 | 19 |
| 1998 | In Re Masonite Corp. Hardboard Siding Products Liability Litigation | 21 F. Supp. 2d 593 | 18 |
| 1992 | Federal Saving & Loan Insurance v. McGinnis, Juban, Bevan, Mullins & Patterson, P.C. | 808 F. Supp. 1263 | 18 |
| 1987 | Ducrepont v. Baton Rouge Marine Enterprises, Inc. | 666 F. Supp. 882 | 18 |
| 1986 | Moore v. A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. | 631 F. Supp. 138 | 17 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 156 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 Martin Leach-Cross Feldman?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Martin Leach-Cross Feldman to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1983.
- Was Martin Leach-Cross Feldman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Martin Leach-Cross Feldman was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Martin Leach-Cross Feldman's confirmation vote?
- Martin Leach-Cross Feldman was confirmed by voice vote on October 4, 1983. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Martin Leach-Cross Feldman on?
- Martin Leach-Cross Feldman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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38 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).