Robert Madden Hill
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Madden Hill was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1950. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1928–1987
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1984
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Texas 1948 · University of Texas Law 1950
- Succeeded
- John Robert Brown
- Succeeded by
- Jacques Loeb Wiener Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Northern District of Texas | Nixon (R) | Voice vote |
| 1984 | Fifth Circuit succeeded John Robert Brown | Reagan (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
| University of Texas | B.B.A. | 1948 |
| University of Texas School of Law | LL.B. | 1950 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Hill authored 75 published opinions for the court (1971–1984). Most cited: USLIFE Corp. v. U.S. Life Insurance (44 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USLIFE Corp. v. U.S. Life Insurance | 560 F. Supp. 1302 | 44 |
| 1982 | Hoffman v. Burroughs Corp. | 571 F. Supp. 545 | 38 |
| 1973 | Nuclear Corporation of America v. Hale | 355 F. Supp. 193 | 33 |
| 1979 | Justice v. Belo Broadcasting Corp. | 472 F. Supp. 145 | 20 |
| 1974 | Polk v. State Bar of Texas | 374 F. Supp. 784 | 20 |
| 1972 | Corey v. City of Dallas | 352 F. Supp. 977 | 20 |
| 1982 | Johnson v. American Airlines, Inc. | 531 F. Supp. 957 | 19 |
| 1979 | Meyers v. Moody | 475 F. Supp. 232 | 17 |
| 1977 | E & B ENTERPRISES v. City of University Park | 449 F. Supp. 695 | 17 |
| 1974 | Thrift v. Tenneco Chemicals, Inc., Heyden Division | 381 F. Supp. 543 | 16 |
| 1973 | Peterson v. Richardson | 370 F. Supp. 1259 | 15 |
| 1983 | United States v. Buttorff | 563 F. Supp. 450 | 14 |
| 1974 | Mason v. Marshall | 412 F. Supp. 294 | 14 |
| 1980 | Burnside v. Sanders Associates, Inc. | 507 F. Supp. 165 | 13 |
| 1978 | Gibson Products Co. v. United States | 460 F. Supp. 1109 | 13 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 75 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 Madden Hill?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Robert Madden Hill to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1984.
- Was Robert Madden Hill appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Madden Hill was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert Madden Hill's confirmation vote?
- Robert Madden Hill was confirmed by voice vote on June 15, 1984. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert Madden Hill on?
- Robert Madden Hill was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
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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3 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).