Robert Jackson Staker
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Jackson Staker was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. He earned a law degree from West Virginia University College of Law in 1952. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1925–2008
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- West Virginia College of Law 1952
- Succeeded by
- Joseph Robert Goodwin
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Southern District of West Virginia | Carter (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
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Staker was assigned 2,964 district-court cases (1977–2005). Median time from filing to termination: 0 days across 2,956 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.
On appeal
Of 13 of Staker’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 12 were affirmed, 1 reversed or vacated. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Staker authored 28 published opinions for the court (1980–1999). Most cited: Pauley v. Combustion Engineering, Inc. (24 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Pauley v. Combustion Engineering, Inc. | 528 F. Supp. 759 | 24 |
| 1981 | Bostic v. Ohio River Co. (Ohio DiVision) Basic Pension Plan | 517 F. Supp. 627 | 24 |
| 1980 | Moore v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. | 493 F. Supp. 1252 | 22 |
| 1992 | Queen v. United States (In Re Queen) | 148 B.R. 256 | 19 |
| 1982 | Brooks v. ACF Industries, Inc. | 537 F. Supp. 1122 | 17 |
| 1980 | Kolendo v. Jerell, Inc. | 489 F. Supp. 983 | 16 |
| 1997 | Watterson v. GMRI, Inc. | 14 F. Supp. 2d 844 | 15 |
| 1993 | Bocook Ex Rel. Bocook v. Ashland Oil, Inc. | 819 F. Supp. 530 | 14 |
| 1982 | Continental Resources & Mineral Corp. v. Continental Insurance | 546 F. Supp. 850 | 12 |
| 1993 | Stacy v. Stroud | 845 F. Supp. 1135 | 11 |
| 1986 | United States v. H.G.D. & J. Mining Co. (In Re H.G.D. & J. Mining Co.) | 74 B.R. 122 | 11 |
| 1982 | Jones v. George | 533 F. Supp. 1293 | 10 |
| 1983 | Linville v. Price | 572 F. Supp. 345 | 9 |
| 1985 | Grimmett v. Heckler | 607 F. Supp. 502 | 8 |
| 1984 | Bradford v. Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. | 588 F. Supp. 708 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 28 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 Jackson Staker?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Robert Jackson Staker to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia in 1979.
- Was Robert Jackson Staker appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Jackson Staker was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert Jackson Staker's confirmation vote?
- Robert Jackson Staker was confirmed by voice vote on September 11, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert Jackson Staker on?
- Robert Jackson Staker was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
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
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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26 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).