Who appointed Robert Morton Duncan?

President Richard M. Nixon appointed Robert Morton Duncan to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 1974.

Was Robert Morton Duncan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Robert Morton Duncan 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 Morton Duncan's confirmation vote?

Robert Morton Duncan was confirmed by voice vote on June 13, 1974. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Southern District of Ohio / Appointed 1974 / Served to 1985

Robert Morton Duncan

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1974 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Morton Duncan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from Ohio State University College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law) in 1952. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1927–2012
Appointed by: Richard M. Nixon, 1974
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Ohio State 1948 · Ohio State College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law) 1952
Succeeded: Carl Andrew Weinman
Succeeded by: James L. Graham

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1974	Southern District of Ohio succeeded Carl Andrew Weinman	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

Ohio State University	B.S.	1948
Ohio State University College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law)	J.D.	1952

Judicial Record

In our data, Duncan authored 90 published opinions for the court (1974–1985). Most cited: Penick v. Columbus Board of Education (50 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1977	Penick v. Columbus Board of Education	429 F. Supp. 229	50
1980	Allied Artists Pictures Corp. v. Rhodes	496 F. Supp. 408	44
1976	Compston v. Borden, Inc.	424 F. Supp. 157	37
1980	Everett v. United States	492 F. Supp. 318	32
1976	Copley v. Rona Enterprises, Inc.	423 F. Supp. 979	32
1979	Stewart v. Rhodes	473 F. Supp. 1185	23
1979	Allied Artists Pictures Corp. v. Rhodes	473 F. Supp. 560	23
1982	In Re Anderson	28 B.R. 628	22
1985	Tyus v. Ohio Department of Youth Services	606 F. Supp. 239	19
1979	Martin v. Steubner	485 F. Supp. 88	19
1977	Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. Larry H. Wright, Inc.	443 F. Supp. 14	19
1978	Mercer v. United States	460 F. Supp. 329	18
1978	Pentco, Inc. v. Moody	474 F. Supp. 1001	18
1975	Boston v. Stephens	395 F. Supp. 1000	18
1984	Berger v. Supreme Court of Ohio	598 F. Supp. 69	17

Showing the 15 most-cited of 90 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 Morton Duncan?: President Richard M. Nixon appointed Robert Morton Duncan to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 1974.
Was Robert Morton Duncan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Robert Morton Duncan 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 Morton Duncan's confirmation vote?: Robert Morton Duncan was confirmed by voice vote on June 13, 1974. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Robert Morton Duncan on?: Robert Morton Duncan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

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10 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).