Norman Charles Roettger Jr.
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1972 and confirmed by voice vote, Norman Charles Roettger Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He earned a law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1958. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1930–2003
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1972
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Ohio State 1952 · Washington and Lee Law 1958
- Succeeded
- Ted Cabot
- Succeeded by
- William P. Dimitrouleas
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Southern District of Florida succeeded Ted Cabot | 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
| Ohio State University | B.A. | 1952 |
| Washington and Lee University School of Law | LL.B. | 1958 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Roettger was assigned 2,885 district-court cases (1975–2003). Median time from filing to termination: 265 days across 2,883 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.
On appeal
Of 15 of Roettger’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 13 were affirmed, 2 reversed or vacated. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Roettger authored 93 published opinions for the court (1972–2003). Most cited: Smith v. Pepsico, Inc. (32 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Smith v. Pepsico, Inc. | 434 F. Supp. 524 | 32 |
| 1976 | United States v. Bowdach | 414 F. Supp. 1346 | 20 |
| 1977 | Gardner v. National Airlines, Inc. | 434 F. Supp. 249 | 19 |
| 1978 | United States v. Fedorenko | 455 F. Supp. 893 | 17 |
| 1978 | Miller v. Aaacon Auto Transport, Inc. | 447 F. Supp. 1201 | 17 |
| 1982 | United States v. Cerrella | 529 F. Supp. 1373 | 16 |
| 1976 | S. C. Loveland, Inc. v. East West Towing, Inc. | 415 F. Supp. 596 | 16 |
| 1994 | Ford Business Forms, Inc. v. Sure Card, Inc. | 180 B.R. 294 | 14 |
| 1982 | United States v. Waksal | 539 F. Supp. 834 | 13 |
| 1992 | Arco Electronics Control Ltd. v. Core International | 794 F. Supp. 1144 | 12 |
| 1988 | Morgan Fiduciary, Ltd. v. Citizens & Southern International Bank | 95 B.R. 232 | 12 |
| 1980 | Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Butterworth | 491 F. Supp. 1015 | 12 |
| 1976 | McCarthy v. Askew | 420 F. Supp. 775 | 12 |
| 1998 | Madray v. Publix Super Markets, Inc. | 30 F. Supp. 2d 1371 | 11 |
| 1992 | Landry v. Florida Power & Light Corp. | 799 F. Supp. 94 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 93 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 Norman Charles Roettger Jr.?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Norman Charles Roettger Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1972.
- Was Norman Charles Roettger Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Norman Charles Roettger 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 Norman Charles Roettger Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Norman Charles Roettger Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on May 31, 1972. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Norman Charles Roettger Jr. on?
- Norman Charles Roettger Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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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31 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).