Robert Edward DeMascio
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Edward DeMascio was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He earned a law degree from Wayne University (now Wayne State University) Law School in 1951. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1923–1999
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1971
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Wayne (now Wayne State University) Law School 1951
- Succeeded
- Theodore Levin
- Succeeded by
- Bernard A. Friedman
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Eastern District of Michigan succeeded Theodore Levin | 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
| Wayne University (now Wayne State University) Law School | LL.B. | 1951 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, DeMascio was assigned 1,711 district-court cases (1978–1998). Median time from filing to termination: 223 days across 1,711 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, DeMascio authored 49 published opinions for the court (1972–1996). Most cited: United States v. City of Birmingham, Mich. (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | United States v. City of Birmingham, Mich. | 538 F. Supp. 819 | 31 |
| 1977 | Looney v. Commercial Union Assurance Companies | 428 F. Supp. 533 | 26 |
| 1975 | Bradley v. Milliken | 402 F. Supp. 1096 | 26 |
| 1973 | Nankin Hospital v. Michigan Hospital Service | 361 F. Supp. 1199 | 23 |
| 1983 | Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital v. Heckler | 581 F. Supp. 1311 | 22 |
| 1976 | Gruenburg v. Kavanagh | 413 F. Supp. 1132 | 21 |
| 1983 | Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Stouffer Corp. (In Re Northland Point Partners) | 26 B.R. 860 | 20 |
| 1977 | Bradley v. Milliken | 426 F. Supp. 929 | 20 |
| 1983 | Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Stouffer Corp. (In Re Northland Point Partners) | 26 B.R. 1019 | 17 |
| 1972 | Eastham v. Johnson | 338 F. Supp. 1278 | 12 |
| 1978 | Hannan v. Chrysler Motors Corp. | 443 F. Supp. 802 | 11 |
| 1977 | Whalen v. Johnson | 438 F. Supp. 1198 | 10 |
| 1979 | Peters v. Wayne State University | 476 F. Supp. 1343 | 9 |
| 1984 | Kelley v. Salem Mortgage Co. | 41 B.R. 420 | 8 |
| 1972 | United States v. G. Heileman Brewing Co. | 345 F. Supp. 117 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 49 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 Edward DeMascio?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Robert Edward DeMascio to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 1971.
- Was Robert Edward DeMascio appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Edward DeMascio was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert Edward DeMascio's confirmation vote?
- Robert Edward DeMascio was confirmed by voice vote on July 22, 1971. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert Edward DeMascio on?
- Robert Edward DeMascio was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
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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27 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).