Robert Francis Peckham
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Francis Peckham was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He earned a law degree from Stanford Law School in 1945. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1920–1993
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Stanford 1941 · Stanford Law School 1945
- Succeeded by
- James Ware
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Northern District of California | L.B. Johnson (D) | 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
| Yale University | ||
| Stanford University | A.B. | 1941 |
| Stanford Law School | LL.B. | 1945 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Peckham was assigned 445 district-court cases (1981–1993). Median time from filing to termination: 230 days across 445 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, Peckham authored 175 published opinions for the court (1967–1993). Most cited: LeDuc v. Kentucky Central Life Insurance (108 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | LeDuc v. Kentucky Central Life Insurance | 814 F. Supp. 820 | 108 |
| 1991 | American Baptist Churches v. Thornburgh | 760 F. Supp. 796 | 102 |
| 1979 | Boxall v. Sequoia Union High School District | 464 F. Supp. 1104 | 87 |
| 1991 | Alfus v. Pyramid Technology Corp. | 764 F. Supp. 598 | 61 |
| 1970 | Mindel v. United States Civil Service Commission | 312 F. Supp. 485 | 55 |
| 1990 | Alfus v. Pyramid Technology Corp. | 745 F. Supp. 1511 | 47 |
| 1971 | La Raza Unida v. Volpe | 337 F. Supp. 221 | 45 |
| 1988 | Federal Sav. and Loan Ins. Corp. v. Musacchio | 695 F. Supp. 1053 | 44 |
| 1982 | In Re Related Asbestos Cases | 23 B.R. 523 | 40 |
| 1981 | Dunaway v. Webster | 519 F. Supp. 1059 | 40 |
| 1978 | Hall v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | 456 F. Supp. 695 | 39 |
| 1984 | In Re Diasonics Securities Litigation | 599 F. Supp. 447 | 34 |
| 1983 | Wright v. Schock | 571 F. Supp. 642 | 34 |
| 1981 | Cement Masons Health & Welfare Trust Fund v. Kirkwood-Bly, Inc. | 520 F. Supp. 942 | 34 |
| 1983 | Metropolitan Life Insurance v. McShan | 577 F. Supp. 165 | 33 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 175 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 Francis Peckham?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Robert Francis Peckham to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 1966.
- Was Robert Francis Peckham appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Francis Peckham 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 Francis Peckham's confirmation vote?
- Robert Francis Peckham was confirmed by voice vote on October 20, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert Francis Peckham on?
- Robert Francis Peckham was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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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26 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).