Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr.
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1970 and confirmed by voice vote, Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from Toledo University (now University of Toledo) College of Law in 1951. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1920–1992
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1970
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Toledo (now University of Toledo) 1949 · Toledo (now University of Toledo) College of Law 1951
- Succeeded
- Girard Edward Kalbfleisch
- Succeeded by
- Richard B. McQuade Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Northern District of Ohio succeeded Girard Edward Kalbfleisch | Nixon (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
| Toledo University (now University of Toledo) | B.S. | 1949 |
| Toledo University (now University of Toledo) College of Law | LL.B. | 1951 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Walinski was assigned 186 district-court cases (1978–1993). Median time from filing to termination: 405 days across 186 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, Walinski authored 63 published opinions for the court (1970–1992). Most cited: Dana Corp. v. United States (62 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Dana Corp. v. United States | 764 F. Supp. 482 | 62 |
| 1980 | Davis v. Hubbard | 506 F. Supp. 915 | 61 |
| 1974 | Davis v. Watkins | 384 F. Supp. 1196 | 42 |
| 1982 | Donovan v. Gillmor | 535 F. Supp. 154 | 32 |
| 1975 | Blanchard v. Johnson | 388 F. Supp. 208 | 26 |
| 1974 | Davis v. Avco Corporation | 371 F. Supp. 782 | 26 |
| 1970 | Bostwick v. Cohen | 319 F. Supp. 875 | 26 |
| 1985 | Michigan Milk Producers Ass'n v. Hunter | 46 B.R. 214 | 21 |
| 1985 | Pallante v. International Venture Investments, Ltd. | 622 F. Supp. 667 | 19 |
| 1976 | Mowery v. Standard Oil Co. of Ohio | 463 F. Supp. 762 | 18 |
| 1977 | United States v. Minster Farmers Cooperative Exchange, Inc. | 430 F. Supp. 566 | 17 |
| 1974 | Joyce v. Gilligan | 383 F. Supp. 1028 | 17 |
| 1984 | Longwell v. Banco Mortgage Co. | 38 B.R. 709 | 16 |
| 1987 | Turner v. Retirement Plan of Marathon Oil Co. | 659 F. Supp. 534 | 11 |
| 1982 | Discount Muffler Shop, Inc. v. Meineke Realty Corp. | 535 F. Supp. 439 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 63 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 Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr.?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1970.
- Was Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr. was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on October 13, 1970. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr. on?
- Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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22 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).