Paul Charles Weick
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959 and confirmed by voice vote, Paul Charles Weick was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1920. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1899–1997
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Cincinnati College of Law 1920
- Succeeded
- Florence Ellinwood Allen
- Succeeded by
- Robert B. Krupansky
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Northern District of Ohio succeeded Emerich B. Freed | Eisenhower (R) | Voice vote |
| 1959 | Sixth Circuit succeeded Florence Ellinwood Allen | Eisenhower (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
Judicial Record
In our data, Weick authored 20 published opinions for the court (1956–1959). Most cited: Burns v. United States (16 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Burns v. United States | 174 F. Supp. 203 | 16 |
| 1959 | United States v. West | 170 F. Supp. 200 | 16 |
| 1958 | United States v. American Greetings Corporation | 168 F. Supp. 45 | 13 |
| 1957 | Hodoh v. United States | 153 F. Supp. 822 | 13 |
| 1959 | EW Bliss Company v. Cold Metal Process Company | 174 F. Supp. 99 | 12 |
| 1958 | Communications Workers v. Ohio Bell Telephone Co. | 160 F. Supp. 822 | 12 |
| 1959 | United States v. Golenburg | 175 F. Supp. 415 | 11 |
| 1956 | Gelfand v. Strohecker, Inc. | 150 F. Supp. 655 | 11 |
| 1956 | W. E. Plechaty Co. v. Heckett Engineering, Inc. | 145 F. Supp. 805 | 10 |
| 1959 | Bartlett v. Duty | 174 F. Supp. 94 | 9 |
| 1958 | Sparta Ceramic Company v. United States | 168 F. Supp. 401 | 9 |
| 1959 | United States Ex Rel. Argento v. Jacobs | 176 F. Supp. 877 | 7 |
| 1959 | United States v. Tapor-Ideal Dairy Company | 175 F. Supp. 678 | 7 |
| 1957 | Delta Tank Manufacturing Co. v. Weatherhead Co. | 150 F. Supp. 525 | 7 |
| 1957 | In Re Cartellone | 148 F. Supp. 676 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 20 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 Paul Charles Weick?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Paul Charles Weick to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 1959.
- Was Paul Charles Weick appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Paul Charles Weick was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Paul Charles Weick's confirmation vote?
- Paul Charles Weick was confirmed by voice vote on September 9, 1959. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Paul Charles Weick on?
- Paul Charles Weick was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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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37 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).