Roger Leland Wollman
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 and confirmed by voice vote, Roger Leland Wollman is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of South Dakota School of Law (now Knudson School of Law) in 1962. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1934 · age 92
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1985
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Tabor College 1957 · University of South Dakota Law (now Knudson School of Law) 1962
- Succeeded by
- Jonathan Allen Kobes
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Eighth Circuit | Reagan (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
| Tabor College | B.A. | 1957 |
| University of South Dakota School of Law (now Knudson School of Law) | J.D. | 1962 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.M. | 1964 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Wollman authored 17 published opinions for the court (2010–2011). Most cited: K-V Pharmaceutical Co. v. J. Uriach & CIA, S.A. (250 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | K-V Pharmaceutical Co. v. J. Uriach & CIA, S.A. | 648 F.3d 588 | 250 |
| 2011 | Fields v. Abbott | 652 F.3d 886 | 57 |
| 2010 | Bonn v. City of Omaha | 623 F.3d 587 | 35 |
| 2010 | United States v. Dvorak | 617 F.3d 1017 | 33 |
| 2011 | Kingman v. Dillard's, Inc. | 643 F.3d 607 | 19 |
| 2010 | Newberry v. Burlington Basket Co. | 622 F.3d 979 | 17 |
| 2010 | United States v. Wilson | 619 F.3d 787 | 17 |
| 2011 | Triple H Debris Removal, Inc. v. Companion Property & Casualty Insurance Co. | 647 F.3d 780 | 11 |
| 2010 | United States v. Bracamontes | 614 F.3d 813 | 10 |
| 2011 | Penford Corp. v. National Union Fire Insurance | 662 F.3d 497 | 9 |
| 2011 | United States v. Butler | 646 F.3d 1038 | 9 |
| 2010 | United States v. Ruiz-Chavez | 612 F.3d 983 | 9 |
| 2011 | United States v. Miller | 646 F.3d 1128 | 8 |
| 2010 | Wetherill v. Geren | 616 F.3d 789 | 8 |
| 2010 | United States v. Thurman | 625 F.3d 1053 | 4 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 17 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 Leland Wollman?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Roger Leland Wollman to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in 1985.
- Was Roger Leland Wollman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Roger Leland Wollman was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Roger Leland Wollman's confirmation vote?
- Roger Leland Wollman was confirmed by voice vote on July 19, 1985. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Roger Leland Wollman on?
- Roger Leland Wollman is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: The United States Court of Appeals for Eighth District (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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41 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).