S. Arthur Spiegel
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 and confirmed by voice vote, S. Arthur Spiegel was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1948. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1920–2014
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1980
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Cincinnati 1942 · Harvard Law School 1948
- Succeeded
- David Stewart Porter
- Succeeded by
- Susan J. Dlott
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Southern District of Ohio succeeded David Stewart Porter | 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 Cincinnati | B.A. | 1942 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1948 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Spiegel was assigned 4,207 district-court cases (1979–2014). Median time from filing to termination: 343 days across 4,206 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 145 of Spiegel’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 115 were affirmed, 12 reversed or vacated, and 18 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, Spiegel authored 359 published opinions for the court (1980–2011). Most cited: Jones v. Inmont Corp. (67 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Jones v. Inmont Corp. | 584 F. Supp. 1425 | 67 |
| 1986 | Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. v. General Electric Co. | 656 F. Supp. 49 | 65 |
| 2001 | In Re Telectronics Pacing Systems, Inc. | 137 F. Supp. 2d 985 | 52 |
| 1984 | United States v. Elliott | 576 F. Supp. 1579 | 52 |
| 1994 | Day v. NLO | 851 F. Supp. 869 | 43 |
| 2000 | Jamison v. Collins | 100 F. Supp. 2d 647 | 37 |
| 1992 | Winningham v. North American Resources Corp. | 809 F. Supp. 546 | 37 |
| 1983 | In Re R.N. Salem Corp. | 29 B.R. 424 | 37 |
| 2000 | Smith v. Anderson | 104 F. Supp. 2d 773 | 36 |
| 1983 | Matje v. Leis | 571 F. Supp. 918 | 36 |
| 1981 | Mastin v. Fellerhoff | 526 F. Supp. 969 | 32 |
| 1997 | In Re Telectronics Pacing Systems, Inc. | 953 F. Supp. 909 | 30 |
| 1982 | Long v. Greenwell (In Re Greenwell) | 21 B.R. 419 | 29 |
| 1982 | Priess v. Fisherfolk | 535 F. Supp. 1271 | 29 |
| 1993 | Harbour Lights Marina, Inc. v. Wandstrat | 153 B.R. 781 | 28 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 359 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 S. Arthur Spiegel?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed S. Arthur Spiegel to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 1980.
- Was S. Arthur Spiegel appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- S. Arthur Spiegel was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was S. Arthur Spiegel's confirmation vote?
- S. Arthur Spiegel was confirmed by voice vote on May 21, 1980. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was S. Arthur Spiegel on?
- S. Arthur Spiegel was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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34 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).