Robert Dale Morgan
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Dale Morgan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from University of Chicago Law School in 1937. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1912–2002
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1967
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Bradley 1934 · University of Chicago Law School 1937
- Succeeded by
- Michael Martin Mihm
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Southern District of Illinois succeeded Frederick Olen Mercer | L.B. Johnson (D) | Voice vote |
| 1979 | Central District of Illinois | Reassigned | – |
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
| Bradley University | B.A. | 1934 |
| University of Chicago Law School | J.D. | 1937 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Morgan authored 79 published opinions for the court (1967–1985). Most cited: Johnson v. Associates Finance, Inc. (49 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Johnson v. Associates Finance, Inc. | 369 F. Supp. 1121 | 49 |
| 1979 | Bailey v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n of Ottawa | 467 F. Supp. 1139 | 27 |
| 1977 | Reid v. Aetna Life Insurance | 440 F. Supp. 1182 | 24 |
| 1976 | Snyder v. Howard Johnson's Motor Lodges, Inc. | 412 F. Supp. 724 | 21 |
| 1969 | United States Ex Rel. J. C. Schaefer Electric, Inc. v. O. Frank Heinz Construction Co. | 300 F. Supp. 396 | 21 |
| 1978 | American States Insurance v. Byerly Aviation, Inc. | 456 F. Supp. 967 | 20 |
| 1977 | People of State of Ill. Ex Rel. Scott v. Hoffman | 425 F. Supp. 71 | 20 |
| 1972 | Milnot Company v. Richardson | 350 F. Supp. 221 | 20 |
| 1968 | United States v. 7 CARTONS, MORE OR LESS, ETC. | 293 F. Supp. 660 | 19 |
| 1969 | Ungrund v. Cunningham Brothers, Inc. | 300 F. Supp. 270 | 18 |
| 1980 | Little v. United States | 489 F. Supp. 1012 | 16 |
| 1978 | Rounds v. Community Nat. Bank in Monmouth | 454 F. Supp. 883 | 16 |
| 1970 | Nuest v. Westinghouse Air Brake Company | 313 F. Supp. 1228 | 16 |
| 1980 | In Re Smith | 5 B.R. 500 | 13 |
| 1967 | Choate v. Caterpillar Tractor Co. | 274 F. Supp. 776 | 13 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 79 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 Dale Morgan?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Robert Dale Morgan to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in 1967.
- Was Robert Dale Morgan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Dale Morgan was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert Dale Morgan's confirmation vote?
- Robert Dale Morgan was confirmed by voice vote on June 12, 1967. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert Dale Morgan on?
- Robert Dale Morgan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Jpm236789 (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).