Raul Anthony Ramirez
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 and confirmed by voice vote, Raul Anthony Ramirez was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1970. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1944 · age 82
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1980
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Los Angeles State College (now California State, Los Angeles) 1967 · University of the Pacific, McGeorge Law 1970
- Succeeded by
- William B. Shubb
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Eastern District of California | 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
| Los Angeles State College (now California State University, Los Angeles) | B.A. | 1967 |
| University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law | J.D. | 1970 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Ramirez was assigned 701 district-court cases (1982–1990). Median time from filing to termination: 264 days across 701 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.
In our data, Ramirez authored 28 published opinions for the court (1980–1990). Most cited: McClellan Ecological Seepage Situation v. Weinberger (33 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | McClellan Ecological Seepage Situation v. Weinberger | 707 F. Supp. 1182 | 33 |
| 1986 | Thomason v. Republic Insurance | 630 F. Supp. 331 | 31 |
| 1987 | Nelson v. Bennett | 662 F. Supp. 1324 | 29 |
| 1989 | Rezendes v. Dow Corning Corp. | 717 F. Supp. 1435 | 24 |
| 1986 | McLellan Ecological Seepage Situation v. Weinberger | 655 F. Supp. 601 | 21 |
| 1985 | Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Hodel | 618 F. Supp. 848 | 17 |
| 1989 | McClellan Ecological Seepage Situation v. Cheney | 763 F. Supp. 431 | 15 |
| 1988 | North Valley Baptist Church v. McMahon | 696 F. Supp. 518 | 15 |
| 1985 | Brown v. County of San Joaquin | 601 F. Supp. 653 | 15 |
| 1984 | Furey v. City of Sacramento | 592 F. Supp. 463 | 13 |
| 1982 | Milner v. Bolger | 546 F. Supp. 375 | 11 |
| 1980 | Industrial Indemnity Co. v. United States | 504 F. Supp. 394 | 11 |
| 1985 | Keene v. Meese | 619 F. Supp. 1111 | 10 |
| 1985 | United States v. Broadhurst | 612 F. Supp. 777 | 9 |
| 1987 | United States v. Akers | 651 F. Supp. 320 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 28 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 Raul Anthony Ramirez?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Raul Anthony Ramirez to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in 1980.
- Was Raul Anthony Ramirez appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Raul Anthony Ramirez was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Raul Anthony Ramirez's confirmation vote?
- Raul Anthony Ramirez was confirmed by voice vote on May 21, 1980. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Raul Anthony Ramirez on?
- Raul Anthony Ramirez 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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9 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).