Morey Leonard Sear
Appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1976 and confirmed by voice vote, Morey Leonard Sear 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 1950. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1929–2004
- Appointed by
- Gerald Ford, 1976
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Tulane Law School 1950
- Succeeded
- James August Comiskey
- Succeeded by
- Kurt Damian Engelhardt
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Eastern District of Louisiana succeeded James August Comiskey | Ford (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 Law School | J.D. | 1950 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Sear was assigned 2,916 district-court cases (1967–2001). Median time from filing to termination: 210 days across 2,916 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, Sear authored 80 published opinions for the court (1976–2001). Most cited: Waterman Steamship Corp. v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc. (43 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Waterman Steamship Corp. v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc. | 527 F. Supp. 256 | 43 |
| 1993 | Eubanks v. Esenjay Petroleum Corp. | 152 B.R. 459 | 29 |
| 1978 | Offshore Logistics Services, Inc. v. Mutual Marine Office, Inc. | 462 F. Supp. 485 | 29 |
| 1976 | Remm v. Landrieu | 418 F. Supp. 542 | 29 |
| 1990 | Borne v. New Orleans Health Care, Inc. | 116 B.R. 487 | 23 |
| 1981 | United States v. Marcello | 508 F. Supp. 586 | 22 |
| 1987 | River & Offshore Services Co. v. United States | 651 F. Supp. 276 | 21 |
| 1986 | Boyd v. Martin Exploration Co. | 56 B.R. 776 | 20 |
| 1992 | Prudhomme v. Procter & Gamble Co. | 800 F. Supp. 390 | 19 |
| 1980 | Ingram Corp. v. J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc. | 495 F. Supp. 1321 | 17 |
| 1980 | Swift Chemical Co. v. Usamex Fertilizers, Inc. | 490 F. Supp. 1343 | 17 |
| 1976 | Williams v. Bill Watson Ford, Inc. | 423 F. Supp. 345 | 17 |
| 1993 | Chouest v. American Airlines, Inc. | 839 F. Supp. 412 | 16 |
| 1986 | Danielson v. Winnfield Funeral Home of Jefferson, Inc. | 634 F. Supp. 1110 | 16 |
| 1979 | Marrero v. Abraham | 473 F. Supp. 1271 | 15 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 80 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 Morey Leonard Sear?
- President Gerald Ford appointed Morey Leonard Sear to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1976.
- Was Morey Leonard Sear appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Morey Leonard Sear was appointed by President Gerald Ford, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Morey Leonard Sear's confirmation vote?
- Morey Leonard Sear was confirmed by voice vote on May 6, 1976. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Morey Leonard Sear on?
- Morey Leonard Sear 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 District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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28 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).