Peter C. Economus
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1995 and confirmed by voice vote, Peter C. Economus is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from University of Akron School of Law in 1970. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1943 · age 83
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1995
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Youngstown State 1967 · University of Akron Law 1970
- Succeeded
- Frank Joseph Battisti
- Succeeded by
- Benita Yalonda Pearson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Northern District of Ohio succeeded Frank Joseph Battisti | Clinton (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
| Youngstown State University | B.A. | 1967 |
| University of Akron School of Law | J.D. | 1970 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Economus was assigned 2,830 district-court cases (1984–2013). Median time from filing to termination: 131 days across 2,830 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 89 of Economus’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 76 were affirmed, 10 reversed or vacated, and 3 affirmed in part and reversed in part. 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, Economus authored 77 published opinions for the court (1995–2010). Most cited: Allied Erecting & Dismantling Co. v. Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing, Inc. (29 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Allied Erecting & Dismantling Co. v. Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing, Inc. | 649 F. Supp. 2d 702 | 29 |
| 2000 | Morales v. Coyle | 98 F. Supp. 2d 849 | 18 |
| 2006 | Scott v. ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY | 417 F. Supp. 2d 929 | 15 |
| 1996 | Kowalski v. Kowalski Heat Treating, Co. | 920 F. Supp. 799 | 15 |
| 2002 | Monus v. Lambros | 286 B.R. 629 | 12 |
| 2001 | Jackson v. Anderson | 141 F. Supp. 2d 811 | 9 |
| 1996 | Hamblin v. Anderson | 947 F. Supp. 1179 | 9 |
| 1996 | Dunn v. Medina General Hospital | 917 F. Supp. 1185 | 9 |
| 2002 | Phelps v. Lengyel | 237 F. Supp. 2d 829 | 8 |
| 2002 | Holland v. LTV Steel Company, Inc. | 288 B.R. 770 | 8 |
| 1998 | Hall v. United Labs, Inc. | 31 F. Supp. 2d 1039 | 8 |
| 1996 | Soreo-Yasher v. First Office Management | 926 F. Supp. 646 | 8 |
| 2008 | Denman v. Youngstown State University | 545 F. Supp. 2d 671 | 7 |
| 1999 | Roberts v. Taussig | 39 F. Supp. 2d 1010 | 7 |
| 2003 | LOCAL 377, CHAUFFEURS, TEAMSTERS, WAREHOUSEMEN, AND HELPERS OF AMERICA v. Humility of Mary Health Partners | 296 F. Supp. 2d 851 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 77 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 Peter C. Economus?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Peter C. Economus to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1995.
- Was Peter C. Economus appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Peter C. Economus was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Peter C. Economus's confirmation vote?
- Peter C. Economus was confirmed by voice vote on June 30, 1995. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Peter C. Economus on?
- Peter C. Economus is 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: unidentified photographer (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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31 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).