Robert Vernon Denney
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Vernon Denney was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. He earned a law degree from Creighton University School of Law in 1939. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1916–1981
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1971
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Creighton Law 1939
- Succeeded by
- Clarence Arlen Beam
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | District of Nebraska | 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
| Creighton University School of Law | LL.B. | 1939 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Denney authored 110 published opinions for the court (1971–1981). Most cited: Lipari v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. (109 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Lipari v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. | 497 F. Supp. 185 | 109 |
| 1980 | Monahan v. State of Neb. | 491 F. Supp. 1074 | 90 |
| 1980 | Hoesing v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. | 484 F. Supp. 478 | 37 |
| 1978 | Paul Allison, Inc. v. Minikin Storage of Omaha, Inc. | 452 F. Supp. 573 | 34 |
| 1975 | Vergara v. Aeroflot\ | 390 F. Supp. 1266 | 32 |
| 1972 | Tooles v. Kellogg Company | 336 F. Supp. 14 | 25 |
| 1976 | Moore v. Janing | 427 F. Supp. 567 | 23 |
| 1978 | Bryant v. Thomas | 461 F. Supp. 613 | 18 |
| 1971 | United States v. Brown | 334 F. Supp. 536 | 18 |
| 1979 | Talarico v. United Furniture Workers Pension Fund A | 479 F. Supp. 1072 | 17 |
| 1979 | Monarch Chemical Works, Inc. v. Exon | 466 F. Supp. 639 | 17 |
| 1979 | Fin & Feather Sport Shop, Inc. v. United States Treasury Department | 481 F. Supp. 800 | 16 |
| 1979 | Seedkem, Inc. v. Safranek | 466 F. Supp. 340 | 16 |
| 1980 | Paxton & Vierling Steel Co. v. Great American Insurance | 497 F. Supp. 573 | 15 |
| 1972 | McDonnell v. Wolff | 342 F. Supp. 616 | 15 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 110 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 Vernon Denney?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Robert Vernon Denney to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska in 1971.
- Was Robert Vernon Denney appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Vernon Denney 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 Vernon Denney's confirmation vote?
- Robert Vernon Denney was confirmed by voice vote on March 4, 1971. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert Vernon Denney on?
- Robert Vernon Denney was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Robert V. Denney (Life time: 1981) (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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10 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).