Martin Pence
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and confirmed by voice vote, Martin Pence was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1904–2000
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1961
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded by
- Dick Yin Wong
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | District of Hawaii | Kennedy (D) | 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
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Pence was assigned 93 district-court cases (1990–1999). Median time from filing to termination: 116 days across 93 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.
In our data, Pence authored 88 published opinions for the court (1961–1999). Most cited: United States v. Penny-Feeney (37 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | United States v. Penny-Feeney | 773 F. Supp. 220 | 37 |
| 1968 | State of Washington v. American Pipe & Construction Co. | 280 F. Supp. 802 | 36 |
| 1964 | Bailey's Bakery, Ltd. v. Continental Baking Company | 235 F. Supp. 705 | 36 |
| 1984 | In Re Central Hobron Associates | 41 B.R. 444 | 28 |
| 1985 | Orada v. MGIC Indemnity Corp. | 608 F. Supp. 383 | 25 |
| 1976 | United States v. Kaiser Aetna | 408 F. Supp. 42 | 25 |
| 1972 | International Telephone & Telegraph Corp. v. General Telephone & Electronics Corp. | 351 F. Supp. 1153 | 24 |
| 1986 | Bush v. Rewald | 619 F. Supp. 585 | 22 |
| 1976 | Hawaiian Telephone Co. v. State of Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations | 405 F. Supp. 275 | 22 |
| 1975 | Avemco Insurance Company v. Chung | 388 F. Supp. 142 | 22 |
| 1966 | Valley Cattle Company v. United States | 258 F. Supp. 12 | 22 |
| 1965 | Holt v. Richardson | 238 F. Supp. 468 | 21 |
| 1990 | In Re Greco | 113 B.R. 658 | 20 |
| 1968 | Albert v. Dietz | 283 F. Supp. 854 | 18 |
| 1977 | Robinson v. Ariyoshi | 441 F. Supp. 559 | 17 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 88 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 Pence?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed Martin Pence to the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii in 1961.
- Was Martin Pence appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Martin Pence was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Martin Pence's confirmation vote?
- Martin Pence was confirmed by voice vote on September 21, 1961. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Martin Pence on?
- Martin Pence was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii.
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
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
See something wrong? Report an error. Fixes are logged in the corrections log.
38 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).