Myron Donovan Crocker
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959 and confirmed by voice vote, Myron Donovan Crocker was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence in 1940. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1915–2010
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Fresno State College (now California State, Fresno) 1937 · University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence 1940
- Succeeded by
- Robert Everett Coyle
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Southern District of California succeeded Gilbert H. Jertberg | Eisenhower (R) | Voice vote |
| 1966 | Eastern District of California | Reassigned | – |
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
| Fresno State College (now California State University, Fresno) | A.B. | 1937 |
| University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence | LL.B. | 1940 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Crocker was assigned 132 district-court cases (1979–2002). Median time from filing to termination: 517 days across 132 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, Crocker authored 13 published opinions for the court (1961–1993). Most cited: Miles Laboratories, Inc. v. Frolich (26 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Miles Laboratories, Inc. v. Frolich | 195 F. Supp. 256 | 26 |
| 1961 | Noren v. Beck | 199 F. Supp. 708 | 12 |
| 1987 | Diaz v. United States Postal Service | 658 F. Supp. 484 | 11 |
| 1963 | In Re Estrada's Market | 222 F. Supp. 253 | 8 |
| 1993 | W.H. Breshears, Inc. v. Federated Mutual Insurance | 832 F. Supp. 288 | 6 |
| 1974 | Gendron v. United States | 402 F. Supp. 46 | 6 |
| 1972 | United States v. Tulare Lake Canal Company | 340 F. Supp. 1185 | 5 |
| 1986 | Schieler v. United States | 642 F. Supp. 1310 | 4 |
| 1976 | United States v. Fresno Unified School District | 412 F. Supp. 392 | 4 |
| 1972 | Salyer Land Co. v. Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District | 342 F. Supp. 144 | 4 |
| 1964 | Nichols v. United States | 236 F. Supp. 241 | 3 |
| 1973 | Hamm v. Knocke | 374 F. Supp. 1183 | 2 |
| 1962 | Drown v. United States | 203 F. Supp. 514 | 2 |
Showing the 13 most-cited of 13 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 Myron Donovan Crocker?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Myron Donovan Crocker to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 1959.
- Was Myron Donovan Crocker appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Myron Donovan Crocker was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Myron Donovan Crocker's confirmation vote?
- Myron Donovan Crocker was confirmed by voice vote on September 14, 1959. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Myron Donovan Crocker on?
- Myron Donovan Crocker was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
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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43 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).