Roger Blake West
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, Roger Blake West was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Tulane University Law School in 1951. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1928–1978
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1971
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Tulane 1949 · Tulane Law School 1951
- Succeeded by
- Adrian Guy Duplantier
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Eastern District of Louisiana | Nixon (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
| Tulane University | B.A. | 1949 |
| Tulane University Law School | LL.B. | 1951 |
Judicial Record
In our data, West authored 6 published opinions for the court (1973–1977). Most cited: Heyn v. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University (9 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Heyn v. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University | 417 F. Supp. 603 | 9 |
| 1977 | McLean v. United States | 446 F. Supp. 9 | 4 |
| 1975 | Ross v. Continental Mortgage Investors | 404 F. Supp. 922 | 4 |
| 1973 | Cauble v. White | 360 F. Supp. 1021 | 3 |
| 1976 | United States v. Johnson | 425 F. Supp. 986 | 1 |
| 1974 | JH RUTTER REX MANUFACTURING CO., INC. v. United States | 380 F. Supp. 412 | 1 |
Showing the 6 most-cited of 6 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 Roger Blake West?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Roger Blake West to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1971.
- Was Roger Blake West appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Roger Blake West was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Roger Blake West's confirmation vote?
- Roger Blake West was confirmed by voice vote on June 18, 1971. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Roger Blake West on?
- Roger Blake West was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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6 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).