Richard Cameron Freeman
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, Richard Cameron Freeman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He earned a law degree from Emory University School of Law in 1952. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1926–1999
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1971
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Emory 1950 · Emory Law 1952
- Succeeded by
- Clarence Cooper
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Northern District of Georgia | 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
| Emory University | A.B. | 1950 |
| Emory University School of Law | LL.B. | 1952 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Freeman was assigned 2,604 district-court cases (1977–1998). Median time from filing to termination: 266 days across 2,604 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, Freeman authored 130 published opinions for the court (1971–1997). Most cited: In Re Smith (38 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | In Re Smith | 436 F. Supp. 469 | 38 |
| 1997 | National Ass'n of Government Employees, Inc. v. Barrett | 968 F. Supp. 1564 | 33 |
| 1973 | Schulz v. Hickok Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 358 F. Supp. 1208 | 33 |
| 1977 | Rush v. Parham | 440 F. Supp. 383 | 31 |
| 1982 | Wright v. Credit Bureau of Georgia, Inc. | 548 F. Supp. 591 | 30 |
| 1976 | Croy v. Skinner | 410 F. Supp. 117 | 30 |
| 1979 | In Re Armored Car Antitrust Litigation | 472 F. Supp. 1357 | 28 |
| 1982 | Scroggins v. Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy (In Re Kaleidoscope, Inc.) | 25 B.R. 729 | 27 |
| 1977 | Freedman v. United States | 437 F. Supp. 1252 | 27 |
| 1976 | Houston v. Atlanta Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n | 414 F. Supp. 851 | 27 |
| 1980 | Busey v. Fleming (In Re Fleming) | 8 B.R. 746 | 26 |
| 1979 | Exxon Corp. v. Georgia Ass'n of Petroleum Retailers | 484 F. Supp. 1008 | 25 |
| 1976 | Hawthorn Environmental Preservation Ass'n v. Coleman | 417 F. Supp. 1091 | 25 |
| 1973 | Polakoff v. Henderson | 370 F. Supp. 690 | 25 |
| 1976 | Middlebrooks v. Retail Credit Co. | 416 F. Supp. 1013 | 24 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 130 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 Cameron Freeman?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Richard Cameron Freeman to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in 1971.
- Was Richard Cameron Freeman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Richard Cameron Freeman was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Richard Cameron Freeman's confirmation vote?
- Richard Cameron Freeman was confirmed by voice vote on April 21, 1971. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Richard Cameron Freeman on?
- Richard Cameron Freeman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
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 Northern District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).