Robert J. Cindrich
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert J. Cindrich was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1968. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1943 · age 83
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1994
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Wittenberg 1965 · University of Pittsburgh Law 1968
- Succeeded
- Gustave Diamond
- Succeeded by
- Nora Barry Fischer
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Western District of Pennsylvania succeeded Gustave Diamond | Clinton (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
| Wittenberg University | A.B. | 1965 |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Law | J.D. | 1968 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Cindrich was assigned 2,922 district-court cases (1989–2003). Median time from filing to termination: 292 days across 2,921 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, Cindrich authored 39 published opinions for the court (1995–2003). Most cited: Clairton Sportsmen's Club v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (21 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Clairton Sportsmen's Club v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission | 882 F. Supp. 455 | 21 |
| 1996 | United States v. Nesser | 937 F. Supp. 507 | 16 |
| 2000 | Doe v. Ward | 124 F. Supp. 2d 900 | 14 |
| 1997 | In Re Papercraft Corp. | 211 B.R. 813 | 14 |
| 2001 | United States v. LTV Steel Co., Inc. | 269 B.R. 576 | 9 |
| 1996 | PNC Bank, National Ass'n v. Liberty Mutual Insurance | 912 F. Supp. 169 | 8 |
| 1998 | Bell v. Fore Systems, Inc. | 17 F. Supp. 2d 433 | 7 |
| 1996 | Callahan v. A.E v. Inc. | 947 F. Supp. 175 | 7 |
| 1999 | Courson v. Bert Bell NFL Player Retirement Plan | 75 F. Supp. 2d 424 | 6 |
| 1997 | Marsaglia v. L. Beinhauer & Son, Co. | 987 F. Supp. 425 | 6 |
| 2002 | United States v. Allegheny Ludlum Corp. | 187 F. Supp. 2d 426 | 5 |
| 1999 | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. v. White Consolidated Industries Inc. | 72 F. Supp. 2d 547 | 5 |
| 1998 | Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Mylan Laboratories Inc. | 24 F. Supp. 2d 480 | 5 |
| 2003 | Doe v. Ward | 282 F. Supp. 2d 323 | 4 |
| 2003 | Capital Asset Research Corp. v. Swinton (In Re Swinton) | 287 B.R. 634 | 4 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 39 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 J. Cindrich?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Robert J. Cindrich to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1994.
- Was Robert J. Cindrich appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert J. Cindrich was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert J. Cindrich's confirmation vote?
- Robert J. Cindrich was confirmed by voice vote on October 6, 1994. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert J. Cindrich on?
- Robert J. Cindrich was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: https://www2.pawd.uscourts.gov/Applications/pawd_outreach/judges/Cindrich.html (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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9 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).