Richard Dickson Cudahy
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Richard Dickson Cudahy was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1955. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1926–2015
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- U.S. Military Academy 1948 · Yale Law School 1955
- Succeeded by
- Terence Thomas Evans
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Seventh Circuit | 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
| U.S. Military Academy | B.S. | 1948 |
| Yale Law School | J.D. | 1955 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Cudahy authored 62 published opinions for the court (2008–2014). Most cited: Gregory Turley v. Dave Rednour (1,957 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Gregory Turley v. Dave Rednour | 729 F.3d 645 | 1,957 |
| 2013 | Karl Swanson v. Jerry Whitworth | 719 F.3d 780 | 109 |
| 2014 | Whitfield v. International Truck & Engine Corp. | 755 F.3d 438 | 41 |
| 2014 | United States v. Willie Diggs | 768 F.3d 643 | 29 |
| 2010 | Suganthan Pathmakanthan v. Eric Holder, Jr. | 612 F.3d 618 | 24 |
| 2009 | Teknek, LLC v. Systems Division Inc | 563 F.3d 639 | 20 |
| 2014 | Renee Everett v. Paul Davis Restoration, Incorp | 771 F.3d 380 | 17 |
| 2014 | United States v. Norman Breedlove | 756 F.3d 1036 | 12 |
| 2014 | Wilson Iroanyah v. Bank of America, N.A. | 753 F.3d 686 | 12 |
| 2014 | Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. CLP Venture LLC | 760 F.3d 745 | 10 |
| 2009 | Larry Storie v. Randy's Auto Sales, LLC | 589 F.3d 873 | 6 |
| 2014 | Illinois Commerce Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | 756 F.3d 556 | 5 |
| 2013 | Consolidation Coal Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs | 721 F.3d 789 | 5 |
| 2010 | Debra Miller v. LaSalle Bank National Associa | 595 F.3d 782 | 1 |
| 2014 | Renee Everett v. Paul Davis Restoration, Incorp | – | 0 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 62 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 Richard Dickson Cudahy?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Richard Dickson Cudahy to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1979.
- Was Richard Dickson Cudahy appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Richard Dickson Cudahy was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Richard Dickson Cudahy's confirmation vote?
- Richard Dickson Cudahy was confirmed by voice vote on September 25, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Richard Dickson Cudahy on?
- Richard Dickson Cudahy was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Douglas Graham (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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35 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).