Robert L. Vining Jr.
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert L. Vining Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He earned a law degree from University of Georgia School of Law in 1959. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1931–2022
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Georgia 1959 · University of Georgia Law 1959
- Succeeded by
- Thomas W. Thrash Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Northern District of Georgia | 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
| University of Georgia | B.A. | 1959 |
| University of Georgia School of Law | J.D. | 1959 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Vining was assigned 7,158 district-court cases (1980–2014). Median time from filing to termination: 238 days across 7,157 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 114 of Vining’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 100 were affirmed, 11 reversed or vacated, and 3 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, Vining authored 68 published opinions for the court (1979–2009). Most cited: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Sanyo Electric, Inc. (45 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Sanyo Electric, Inc. | 33 B.R. 996 | 45 |
| 1982 | Hayes v. Irwin | 541 F. Supp. 397 | 43 |
| 1981 | Jackson v. JC Penney Co., Inc. | 521 F. Supp. 1032 | 31 |
| 1988 | A.L. Williams & Associates, Inc. v. McMahon | 697 F. Supp. 488 | 27 |
| 1986 | Sanders v. Robinson Humphrey/American Express, Inc. | 634 F. Supp. 1048 | 24 |
| 1996 | Rich v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 921 F. Supp. 767 | 20 |
| 1988 | Staggs v. Chrysler Corp. | 678 F. Supp. 270 | 20 |
| 1983 | Ballard v. Blount | 581 F. Supp. 160 | 20 |
| 2006 | Bozeman v. Per-Se Technologies, Inc. | 456 F. Supp. 2d 1282 | 19 |
| 1996 | Britt/Paulk Insurance Agency, Inc. v. Vandroff Insurance Agency, Inc. | 952 F. Supp. 1575 | 19 |
| 1987 | Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc. v. Schlaifer Nance & Co. | 679 F. Supp. 1564 | 19 |
| 1983 | In Re Grand Jury Investigation No. 83-30557 | 575 F. Supp. 777 | 18 |
| 1979 | Collins & Co., General Contractors, Inc. v. Claytor | 476 F. Supp. 407 | 18 |
| 1983 | Securities v. World-Wide Coin Investments, Ltd. | 567 F. Supp. 724 | 16 |
| 2005 | Brandon v. Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems | 393 F. Supp. 2d 1341 | 15 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 68 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 L. Vining Jr.?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Robert L. Vining Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in 1979.
- Was Robert L. Vining Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert L. Vining Jr. was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert L. Vining Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Robert L. Vining Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on July 23, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert L. Vining Jr. on?
- Robert L. Vining Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
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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43 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).