Richard B. McQuade Jr.
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 and confirmed by voice vote, Richard B. McQuade Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from Toledo University (now University of Toledo) College of Law in 1965. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1940 · age 86
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1986
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Toledo (now University of Toledo) 1961 · Toledo (now University of Toledo) College of Law 1965
- Succeeded
- Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr.
- Succeeded by
- James G. Carr
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Northern District of Ohio succeeded Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr. | Reagan (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
| Toledo University (now University of Toledo) | B.A. | 1961 |
| Toledo University (now University of Toledo) College of Law | J.D. | 1965 |
Judicial Record
In our data, McQuade authored 9 published opinions for the court (1987–1989). Most cited: Old West End Ass'n v. Buckeye Federal Savings & Loan (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Old West End Ass'n v. Buckeye Federal Savings & Loan | 675 F. Supp. 1100 | 13 |
| 1987 | Gillespie v. Willard City Board of Education | 700 F. Supp. 898 | 12 |
| 1989 | Jaimes v. Toledo Metropolitan Housing Authority | 715 F. Supp. 835 | 3 |
| 1988 | Gayton v. Secretary of Health & Human Services | 691 F. Supp. 22 | 3 |
| 1989 | Wiggins v. Chrysler Corp. | 728 F. Supp. 463 | 1 |
| 1989 | Jaimes v. Toledo Metropolitan Housing Authority | 715 F. Supp. 843 | 0 |
| 1989 | Grant v. General Motors Corp. | 743 F. Supp. 1260 | 0 |
| 1988 | Uniroyal Chemical Co., Inc. v. Thomas | 690 F. Supp. 593 | 0 |
| 1987 | In Re Sennhenn | 80 B.R. 93 | 0 |
Showing the 9 most-cited of 9 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 B. McQuade Jr.?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Richard B. McQuade Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1986.
- Was Richard B. McQuade Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Richard B. McQuade Jr. was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Richard B. McQuade Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Richard B. McQuade Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on September 12, 1986. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Richard B. McQuade Jr. on?
- Richard B. McQuade Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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3 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).