Raymond James Pettine
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 and confirmed by voice vote, Raymond James Pettine was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. He earned a law degree from Boston University School of Law in 1937. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1912–2003
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Boston Law 1937
- Succeeded by
- Bruce Marshall Selya
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | District of Rhode Island | L.B. Johnson (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
| Boston University School of Law | LL.B. | 1937 |
| Boston University School of Law | LL.M. | 1940 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Pettine was assigned 841 district-court cases (1987–1997). Median time from filing to termination: 252 days across 841 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, Pettine authored 412 published opinions for the court (1966–1996). Most cited: Leite v. City of Providence Ex Rel. McKiernan (133 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Leite v. City of Providence Ex Rel. McKiernan | 463 F. Supp. 585 | 133 |
| 1970 | Palmigiano v. Travisono | 317 F. Supp. 776 | 101 |
| 1978 | Providence Journal Co. v. Federal Bureau of Investigation | 460 F. Supp. 778 | 98 |
| 1977 | Palmigiano v. Garrahy | 443 F. Supp. 956 | 90 |
| 1970 | Morris v. Travisono | 310 F. Supp. 857 | 82 |
| 1976 | Narragansett Tribe of Indians v. Southern Rhode Island Land Development Corp. | 418 F. Supp. 798 | 79 |
| 1988 | O'NEIL v. Picillo | 682 F. Supp. 706 | 77 |
| 1968 | Rusch Factors, Inc. v. Levin | 284 F. Supp. 85 | 75 |
| 1980 | Marrapese v. Rhode Island | 500 F. Supp. 1207 | 71 |
| 1972 | Inmates of Boys' Training School v. Affleck | 346 F. Supp. 1354 | 67 |
| 1980 | Bartholomew v. Insurance Co. of North America | 502 F. Supp. 246 | 66 |
| 1986 | City of Manchester v. National Gypsum Co. | 637 F. Supp. 646 | 56 |
| 1969 | Murray v. Vaughn | 300 F. Supp. 688 | 48 |
| 1991 | Haft v. Eastland Financial Corp. | 755 F. Supp. 1123 | 43 |
| 1977 | Roy v. Star Chopper Co., Inc. | 442 F. Supp. 1010 | 41 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 412 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 Raymond James Pettine?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Raymond James Pettine to the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island in 1966.
- Was Raymond James Pettine appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Raymond James Pettine was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Raymond James Pettine's confirmation vote?
- Raymond James Pettine was confirmed by voice vote on June 29, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Raymond James Pettine on?
- Raymond James Pettine was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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37 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).