Richard T. Haik
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991 and confirmed by voice vote, Richard T. Haik was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law in 1975. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1950 · age 76
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1991
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Southwestern Louisiana (now of Louisiana at Lafayette) 1971 · Loyola New Orleans Law 1975
- Succeeded
- John Malcolm Duhe Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Michael Joseph Juneau
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Western District of Louisiana succeeded John Malcolm Duhe Jr. | G.H.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 Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette) | B.S. | 1971 |
| Loyola University New Orleans School of Law | J.D. | 1975 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Haik was assigned 4,679 district-court cases (1965–2015). Median time from filing to termination: 337 days across 4,679 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 156 of Haik’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 119 were affirmed, 23 reversed or vacated, and 14 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, Haik authored 12 published opinions for the court (1996–2010). Most cited: In Re Combustion, Inc. (31 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | In Re Combustion, Inc. | 968 F. Supp. 1116 | 31 |
| 1997 | In Re Combustion, Inc. | 960 F. Supp. 1056 | 16 |
| 2006 | Technical Industries, Inc. v. Banks | 419 F. Supp. 2d 903 | 5 |
| 1996 | In Re Combustion, Inc. | 968 F. Supp. 1112 | 4 |
| 2010 | United States v. Citgo Petroleum Corp. | 697 F. Supp. 2d 670 | 3 |
| 2009 | Bull v. Allstate Insurance Co. | 649 F. Supp. 2d 529 | 3 |
| 2000 | Evergreen Presbyterian Ministries, Inc. v. Hood | 116 F. Supp. 2d 745 | 3 |
| 1997 | Marks v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. | 965 F. Supp. 857 | 3 |
| 2004 | In Re the Complaint of Taira Lynn Marine Ltd. No. 5 | 349 F. Supp. 2d 1026 | 2 |
| 1997 | In Re Combustion, Inc. | 960 F. Supp. 1076 | 2 |
| 1997 | In Re Combustion, Inc. | 978 F. Supp. 673 | 1 |
| 1996 | Gerac-Ogashi v. Iberia General Hospital | 952 F. Supp. 360 | 1 |
Showing the 12 most-cited of 12 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 T. Haik?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Richard T. Haik to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in 1991.
- Was Richard T. Haik appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Richard T. Haik was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Richard T. Haik's confirmation vote?
- Richard T. Haik was confirmed by voice vote on May 24, 1991. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Richard T. Haik on?
- Richard T. Haik was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).