Robert Carmine Zampano
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Carmine Zampano was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1954. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1928–2004
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Yale 1951 · Yale Law School 1954
- Succeeded
- Robert Palmer Anderson
- Succeeded by
- T. F. Gilroy Daly
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | District of Connecticut succeeded Robert Palmer Anderson | 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 | B.A. | 1951 |
| Yale Law School | LL.B. | 1954 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Zampano was assigned 80 district-court cases (1978–1989). Median time from filing to termination: 1,668 days across 80 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, Zampano authored 111 published opinions for the court (1964–1991). Most cited: Seale v. Manson (46 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Seale v. Manson | 326 F. Supp. 1375 | 46 |
| 1986 | Greene v. Sha-Na-Na | 637 F. Supp. 591 | 44 |
| 1974 | Catalano v. United States | 383 F. Supp. 346 | 40 |
| 1971 | Rotko v. Abrams | 338 F. Supp. 46 | 37 |
| 1975 | United States v. Gallo | 394 F. Supp. 310 | 30 |
| 1987 | Dighello v. Busconi | 673 F. Supp. 85 | 27 |
| 1971 | Black Watch Farms, Inc. v. Dick | 323 F. Supp. 100 | 27 |
| 1966 | Simon v. New Haven Board & Carton Company | 250 F. Supp. 297 | 25 |
| 1985 | Carpentino v. Transport Insurance | 609 F. Supp. 556 | 24 |
| 1972 | Robert Stigwood Group Limited v. O'REILLY | 346 F. Supp. 376 | 23 |
| 1987 | Teleco Oilfield Services, Inc. v. Skandia Insurance | 656 F. Supp. 753 | 22 |
| 1983 | Connecticut Artcraft Corp. v. Smith | 574 F. Supp. 626 | 21 |
| 1966 | United States Ex Rel. Vance v. Kenton | 252 F. Supp. 344 | 21 |
| 1989 | Tillquist v. Ford Motor Credit Co. | 714 F. Supp. 607 | 20 |
| 1975 | Owens v. Housing Authority of City of Stamford | 394 F. Supp. 1267 | 20 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 111 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 Carmine Zampano?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Robert Carmine Zampano to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in 1964.
- Was Robert Carmine Zampano appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Carmine Zampano 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 Carmine Zampano's confirmation vote?
- Robert Carmine Zampano was confirmed by voice vote on August 15, 1964. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert Carmine Zampano on?
- Robert Carmine Zampano was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
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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29 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).