Robert Clinton Belloni
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Clinton Belloni was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. He earned a law degree from University of Oregon School of Law in 1951. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1919–1999
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1967
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Oregon 1941 · University of Oregon Law 1951
- Succeeded
- William G. East
- Succeeded by
- Edward Leavy
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | District of Oregon succeeded William G. East | L.B. Johnson (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
| University of Oregon | B.A. | 1941 |
| University of Oregon School of Law | J.D. | 1951 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Belloni was assigned 1,226 district-court cases (1982–1996). Median time from filing to termination: 175 days across 1,226 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, Belloni authored 30 published opinions for the court (1968–1994). Most cited: Sohappy v. Smith (82 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Sohappy v. Smith | 302 F. Supp. 899 | 82 |
| 1979 | Blankenship v. Atlantic Richfield Co. | 478 F. Supp. 1016 | 26 |
| 1970 | Investment Syndicates, Inc. v. Richmond | 318 F. Supp. 1038 | 20 |
| 1969 | Simpson Timber Co. v. Great Salt Lake Minerals & Chemicals Corp. | 296 F. Supp. 243 | 15 |
| 1988 | Ocean Foods Boat Co. v. M/V Tosca | 692 F. Supp. 1253 | 14 |
| 1975 | Hubbard v. Great Pacific Shipping Co., Monrovia | 404 F. Supp. 1242 | 14 |
| 1991 | United States v. One Parcel of Real Property | 780 F. Supp. 715 | 11 |
| 1985 | Fraga by and Through Fraga v. Smith | 607 F. Supp. 517 | 11 |
| 1968 | Wood v. United States | 287 F. Supp. 90 | 11 |
| 1994 | Multnomah County v. Rudolph (In Re Rudolph) | 166 B.R. 440 | 10 |
| 1991 | United States v. $64,765.00 in United States Currency | 786 F. Supp. 906 | 10 |
| 1987 | Bernert Towboat Co. v. USS CHANDLER (DDG 996) | 666 F. Supp. 1454 | 10 |
| 1977 | CONFEDERATED TRIBES, ETC. v. Alexander | 440 F. Supp. 553 | 10 |
| 1992 | United States v. Wall | 794 F. Supp. 350 | 9 |
| 1985 | Eugene Squire Motel v. Thurmond (In Re Thurmond) | 46 B.R. 723 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 30 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 Robert Clinton Belloni?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Robert Clinton Belloni to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in 1967.
- Was Robert Clinton Belloni appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Clinton Belloni was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert Clinton Belloni's confirmation vote?
- Robert Clinton Belloni was confirmed by voice vote on April 4, 1967. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert Clinton Belloni on?
- Robert Clinton Belloni was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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32 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).