Robert B. Krupansky
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1982 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert B. Krupansky was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) School of Law in 1948. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1921–2004
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1982
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Western Reserve (now Case Western Reserve University) 1946 · Western Reserve (now Case Western Reserve University) Law 1948
- Succeeded
- Paul Charles Weick
- Succeeded by
- Karen Nelson Moore
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Northern District of Ohio | Nixon (R) | Voice vote |
| 1982 | Sixth Circuit succeeded Paul Charles Weick | 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
| Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) | B.A. | 1946 |
| Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) School of Law | LL.B. | 1948 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Krupansky was assigned 115 district-court cases (1991–1995). Median time from filing to termination: 827 days across 115 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, Krupansky authored 43 published opinions for the court (1971–1996). Most cited: Perlmuter Printing Co. v. Strome, Inc. (176 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Perlmuter Printing Co. v. Strome, Inc. | 436 F. Supp. 409 | 176 |
| 1977 | City of Cleveland v. Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. | 440 F. Supp. 193 | 87 |
| 1974 | Arnson v. General Motors Corporation | 377 F. Supp. 209 | 39 |
| 1982 | Adair v. Koppers Co., Inc. | 541 F. Supp. 1120 | 27 |
| 1977 | Fuzie v. Manor Care, Inc. | 461 F. Supp. 689 | 21 |
| 1976 | Consolo v. Hornblower & Weeks-Hemphill, Noyes, Inc. | 436 F. Supp. 447 | 18 |
| 1980 | City of Cleveland v. Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. | 503 F. Supp. 368 | 17 |
| 1977 | Augusta v. Marshall Motor Co. | 453 F. Supp. 912 | 17 |
| 1981 | City of Cleveland v. Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. | 538 F. Supp. 1257 | 16 |
| 1981 | City of Cleveland v. Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. | 538 F. Supp. 1240 | 15 |
| 1980 | Hixenbaugh v. United States | 506 F. Supp. 461 | 14 |
| 1982 | Bailey v. ITT Grinnell Corp. | 536 F. Supp. 84 | 12 |
| 1972 | In Matter of Palfy | 336 F. Supp. 1268 | 9 |
| 1981 | City of Cleveland v. Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. | 538 F. Supp. 1328 | 7 |
| 1977 | Parker-Hannifin Corp. v. Samuel Moore & Co. | 436 F. Supp. 498 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 43 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 B. Krupansky?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Robert B. Krupansky to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 1982.
- Was Robert B. Krupansky appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert B. Krupansky was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert B. Krupansky's confirmation vote?
- Robert B. Krupansky was confirmed by voice vote on March 4, 1982. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert B. Krupansky on?
- Robert B. Krupansky was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth 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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22 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).