Robert Dixon Herman
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1969 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Dixon Herman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Cornell Law School in 1938. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1911–1990
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1969
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Bucknell 1935 · Cornell Law School 1938
- Succeeded
- Frederick Voris Follmer
- Succeeded by
- William W. Caldwell
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Middle District of Pennsylvania succeeded Frederick Voris Follmer | 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
| Bucknell University | A.B. | 1935 |
| Cornell Law School | LL.B. | 1938 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Herman was assigned 114 district-court cases (1984–1990). Median time from filing to termination: 174 days across 114 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, Herman authored 114 published opinions for the court (1970–1988). Most cited: Dallam v. Cumberland Valley School District (36 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Dallam v. Cumberland Valley School District | 391 F. Supp. 358 | 36 |
| 1978 | Bih-Jing Jeng v. Witters | 452 F. Supp. 1349 | 35 |
| 1978 | Hicks v. Kawasaki Heavy Industries | 452 F. Supp. 130 | 29 |
| 1978 | McCormick v. Hirsch | 460 F. Supp. 1337 | 25 |
| 1972 | United States v. Ahmad | 347 F. Supp. 912 | 25 |
| 1981 | Crown Central Petroleum Corp. v. Waldman | 515 F. Supp. 477 | 21 |
| 1977 | United States v. Tedesco | 441 F. Supp. 1336 | 20 |
| 1980 | Pennsylvania Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Ass'n v. Ezra Martin Co. | 495 F. Supp. 565 | 19 |
| 1974 | Melhorn v. Amrep Corporation | 373 F. Supp. 1378 | 19 |
| 1978 | Vera v. Bethlehem Steel Corp. | 448 F. Supp. 610 | 18 |
| 1974 | Hoffman v. Sterling Drug, Inc. | 374 F. Supp. 850 | 18 |
| 1981 | Christner v. E. W. Bliss Co. | 524 F. Supp. 1122 | 17 |
| 1977 | Klain v. Pennsylvania State University | 434 F. Supp. 571 | 16 |
| 1984 | Rank v. Balshy | 590 F. Supp. 787 | 15 |
| 1982 | Reichman v. Bureau of Affirmative Action | 536 F. Supp. 1149 | 15 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 114 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 Dixon Herman?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Robert Dixon Herman to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in 1969.
- Was Robert Dixon Herman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Dixon Herman 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 Dixon Herman's confirmation vote?
- Robert Dixon Herman was confirmed by voice vote on December 10, 1969. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert Dixon Herman on?
- Robert Dixon Herman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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20 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).