Richard Everett Dorr
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by voice vote, Richard Everett Dorr was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. He earned a law degree from University of Missouri School of Law in 1968. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1943–2013
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2002
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Illinois 1965 · University of Missouri Law 1968
- Succeeded
- D. Brook Bartlett
- Succeeded by
- M. Douglas Harpool
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Western District of Missouri succeeded D. Brook Bartlett | G.W. Bush (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 Illinois | B.S. | 1965 |
| University of Missouri School of Law | J.D. | 1968 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Dorr was assigned 2,296 district-court cases (1989–2013). Median time from filing to termination: 207 days across 2,296 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 228 of Dorr’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 210 were affirmed, 14 reversed or vacated, and 4 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, Dorr authored 8 published opinions for the court (2006–2011). Most cited: Rose v. Springfield-Greene County Health Department (13 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Rose v. Springfield-Greene County Health Department | 668 F. Supp. 2d 1206 | 13 |
| 2010 | United States v. Johnson | 719 F. Supp. 2d 1059 | 3 |
| 2006 | Satterlee v. United States | 432 F. Supp. 2d 941 | 3 |
| 2010 | Keil v. TRIVELINE | 720 F. Supp. 2d 1088 | 1 |
| 2008 | Ratliff v. Mentor Corp. | 569 F. Supp. 2d 926 | 1 |
| 2011 | Earll v. EBAY, INC. | 764 F. Supp. 2d 1148 | 0 |
| 2010 | United States v. Johnson | 733 F. Supp. 2d 1089 | 0 |
| 2008 | Estate of Anderson v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Illinois | 581 F. Supp. 2d 1063 | 0 |
Showing the 8 most-cited of 8 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 Everett Dorr?
- President George W. Bush appointed Richard Everett Dorr to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri in 2002.
- Was Richard Everett Dorr appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Richard Everett Dorr was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Richard Everett Dorr's confirmation vote?
- Richard Everett Dorr was confirmed by voice vote on August 1, 2002. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Richard Everett Dorr on?
- Richard Everett Dorr was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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10 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).