District of Oregon / Appointed 1980 / Served to 2018

Owen Murphy Panner

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 and confirmed by voice vote, Owen Murphy Panner was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. He earned a law degree from University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1949. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, February 20, 1980

Appointed by
Jimmy Carter, 1980
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
University of Oklahoma College of Law 1949
Succeeded by
Ancer Lee Haggerty
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1980District of Oregon · succeeded Otto Richard Skopil Jr.Carter (D)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

38 years on the District of Oregon. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).