Philip Charles Wilkins
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1969 and confirmed by voice vote, Philip Charles Wilkins was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) in 1939. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1913–1998
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1969
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) 1939
- Succeeded
- Sherrill Halbert
- Succeeded by
- Edward J. Garcia
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Eastern District of California succeeded Sherrill Halbert | 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
| University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) | LL.B. | 1939 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Wilkins authored 16 published opinions for the court (1970–1979). Most cited: Hennagin v. County of Yolo (14 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Hennagin v. County of Yolo | 481 F. Supp. 923 | 14 |
| 1979 | Fouke Co. v. Brown | 463 F. Supp. 1142 | 14 |
| 1970 | McKinney v. DeBord | 324 F. Supp. 928 | 14 |
| 1970 | Pfeiffer v. United States | 315 F. Supp. 392 | 12 |
| 1972 | Darling v. United States | 352 F. Supp. 565 | 9 |
| 1979 | Conference of Fed. Sav. & Loan Associations v. Stein | 495 F. Supp. 12 | 7 |
| 1970 | Jeffers Ex Rel. Jeffers v. Yuba City Unified School District | 319 F. Supp. 368 | 7 |
| 1977 | Upholstered Furniture Action Council v. California Bureau of Home Furnishings | 442 F. Supp. 565 | 6 |
| 1976 | Greenlow v. California Department of Benefit Payments | 413 F. Supp. 420 | 6 |
| 1976 | Reid v. United States | 421 F. Supp. 1244 | 5 |
| 1976 | Perez v. Mathews | 411 F. Supp. 1276 | 5 |
| 1976 | Upholstered Furniture Action Council v. California Bureau of Home Furnishings | 415 F. Supp. 63 | 4 |
| 1975 | Glasgow v. Weinberger | 405 F. Supp. 406 | 3 |
| 1971 | Poxon Ex Rel. Poxon v. Board of Education | 341 F. Supp. 256 | 3 |
| 1977 | STATE OF CAL., ETC. v. United States | 441 F. Supp. 21 | 0 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 16 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 Philip Charles Wilkins?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Philip Charles Wilkins to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in 1969.
- Was Philip Charles Wilkins appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Philip Charles Wilkins was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Philip Charles Wilkins's confirmation vote?
- Philip Charles Wilkins was confirmed by voice vote on December 17, 1969. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Philip Charles Wilkins on?
- Philip Charles Wilkins was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
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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28 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).