Myron L. Gordon
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967 and confirmed by voice vote, Myron L. Gordon was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1942. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1918–2009
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1967
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Wisconsin 1939 · Harvard Law School 1942
- Succeeded by
- Thomas John Curran
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Eastern District of Wisconsin | L.B. Johnson (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
| University of Wisconsin | B.A. | 1939 |
| University of Wisconsin | M.A. | 1939 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1942 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Gordon was assigned 931 district-court cases (1984–2000). Median time from filing to termination: 162 days across 931 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, Gordon authored 596 published opinions for the court (1967–2001). Most cited: Kelsay v. Milwaukee Area Technical College (75 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Kelsay v. Milwaukee Area Technical College | 825 F. Supp. 215 | 75 |
| 1999 | Blanck v. Waukesha County | 48 F. Supp. 2d 859 | 60 |
| 1999 | Spence v. McCaughtry | 46 F. Supp. 2d 861 | 43 |
| 1975 | Van Dyke Ford, Inc. v. Ford Motor Company | 399 F. Supp. 277 | 42 |
| 1974 | In Re Black | 373 F. Supp. 105 | 40 |
| 1984 | Zabkowicz v. West Bend Co. | 585 F. Supp. 635 | 37 |
| 1969 | United States v. Cullen | 305 F. Supp. 695 | 37 |
| 1973 | Inmates of Milwaukee County Jail v. Petersen | 353 F. Supp. 1157 | 34 |
| 1995 | Rewolinski v. Morgan | 896 F. Supp. 879 | 32 |
| 1977 | Sullivan v. United States | 428 F. Supp. 79 | 32 |
| 1979 | In Re Grand Jury Subpoena Dated July 13, 1979 | 478 F. Supp. 368 | 31 |
| 1969 | Handlos v. Litton Industries, Inc. | 304 F. Supp. 347 | 30 |
| 1981 | Cutter v. Scott & Fetzer Co. | 510 F. Supp. 905 | 29 |
| 1980 | McCluney v. Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co. | 489 F. Supp. 24 | 29 |
| 1973 | Kriger v. European Health Spa, Inc., of Milwaukee, Wis. | 363 F. Supp. 334 | 29 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 596 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 L. Gordon?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Myron L. Gordon to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in 1967.
- Was Myron L. Gordon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Myron L. Gordon was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Myron L. Gordon's confirmation vote?
- Myron L. Gordon was confirmed by voice vote on March 2, 1967. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Myron L. Gordon on?
- Myron L. Gordon was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
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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42 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).