Patricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick Boyle
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1978 and confirmed by voice vote, Patricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick Boyle was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. She earned a law degree from Wayne State University in 1963. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1937–2014
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1978
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Wayne State 1963 · Wayne State 1963
- Succeeded
- Damon Jerome Keith
- Succeeded by
- George E. Woods
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Eastern District of Michigan succeeded Damon Jerome Keith | Carter (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
| Wayne State University | B.A., J.D. | 1963 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Boyle authored 23 published opinions for the court (1980–1983). Most cited: Jamison v. Storer Broadcasting Co. (38 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Jamison v. Storer Broadcasting Co. | 511 F. Supp. 1286 | 38 |
| 1981 | Steinmetz Electrical Contractors Ass'n v. Local Union No. 58 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | 517 F. Supp. 428 | 30 |
| 1981 | Grubb v. W. A. Foote Memorial Hospital Inc. | 533 F. Supp. 671 | 20 |
| 1983 | Kirkland v. EF Hutton and Co., Inc. | 564 F. Supp. 427 | 18 |
| 1982 | Coley v. Consolidated Rail Corp. | 561 F. Supp. 645 | 18 |
| 1982 | Sage International, Ltd. v. Cadillac Gage Co. | 556 F. Supp. 381 | 16 |
| 1980 | Tobacco Road v. City of Novi | 490 F. Supp. 537 | 15 |
| 1980 | United States v. Westbrook | 502 F. Supp. 588 | 13 |
| 1980 | Sherman v. United States | 490 F. Supp. 747 | 13 |
| 1983 | Taylor v. Flint Osteopathic Hospital, Inc. | 561 F. Supp. 1152 | 9 |
| 1981 | United States v. Russo | 517 F. Supp. 83 | 9 |
| 1981 | Sage International, Ltd. v. Cadillac Gage Co. | 507 F. Supp. 939 | 9 |
| 1981 | United States v. Young | 532 F. Supp. 334 | 8 |
| 1982 | Graves v. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ETC. | 553 F. Supp. 532 | 7 |
| 1981 | Sage International, Ltd. v. Cadillac Gage Co. | 534 F. Supp. 896 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 23 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 Patricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick Boyle?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Patricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick Boyle to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 1978.
- Was Patricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick Boyle appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Patricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick Boyle was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Patricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick Boyle's confirmation vote?
- Patricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick Boyle was confirmed by voice vote on September 22, 1978. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Patricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick Boyle on?
- Patricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick Boyle was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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4 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).