Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi
Appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1976 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. He earned a law degree from University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law) in 1959. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1930–2009
- Appointed by
- Gerald Ford, 1976
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of California, Los Angeles 1953 · University of Southern California Law School (now Gould Law) 1959
- Succeeded
- Elisha Avery Crary
- Succeeded by
- Carlos R. Moreno
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Central District of California succeeded Elisha Avery Crary | Ford (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 California, Los Angeles | B.S. | 1953 |
| University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law) | J.D. | 1959 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Takasugi was assigned 3,049 district-court cases (1976–2008). Median time from filing to termination: 286 days across 3,049 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 10 of Takasugi’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 8 were affirmed, 1 reversed or vacated, and 1 affirmed in part and reversed in part. 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, Takasugi authored 31 published opinions for the court (1977–2005). Most cited: Colorado River Indian Tribes v. Marsh (22 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Colorado River Indian Tribes v. Marsh | 605 F. Supp. 1425 | 22 |
| 1977 | Gonzales Ex Rel. Gonzales v. McEuen | 435 F. Supp. 460 | 22 |
| 1977 | Williams v. Canon, Inc. | 432 F. Supp. 376 | 21 |
| 1988 | Southern California Meat Cutters Unions & Food Employers Pension Trust Fund v. Investors Research Co. | 687 F. Supp. 506 | 15 |
| 2002 | United States v. Rahmani | 209 F. Supp. 2d 1045 | 12 |
| 1979 | United States v. Lopez | 474 F. Supp. 943 | 12 |
| 1979 | United States v. Lefkowitz | 464 F. Supp. 227 | 12 |
| 1982 | David v. United States | 551 F. Supp. 850 | 10 |
| 1989 | Asian American Business Group v. City of Pomona | 716 F. Supp. 1328 | 9 |
| 1978 | United States v. El Camino Community College District | 454 F. Supp. 825 | 9 |
| 1984 | Ponce v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern California | 582 F. Supp. 1310 | 8 |
| 1979 | Moran v. Morris | 478 F. Supp. 145 | 7 |
| 1978 | United States v. Horton | 452 F. Supp. 472 | 6 |
| 1991 | Dep Corp. v. Opti-Ray, Inc. | 768 F. Supp. 710 | 5 |
| 1987 | C & C Organization v. Agds, Inc. | 676 F. Supp. 204 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 31 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 Mitsuhiro Takasugi?
- President Gerald Ford appointed Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 1976.
- Was Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi was appointed by President Gerald Ford, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi's confirmation vote?
- Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi was confirmed by voice vote on May 6, 1976. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi on?
- Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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33 years on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).