Sam A. Crow
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and confirmed by voice vote, Sam A. Crow was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. He earned a law degree from Washburn University School of Law in 1952. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1926–2022
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1981
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Kansas 1949 · Washburn Law 1952
- Succeeded
- Frank Gordon Theis
- Succeeded by
- Carlos Murguia
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | District of Kansas succeeded Frank Gordon Theis | 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
| University of Kansas | B.A. | 1949 |
| Washburn University School of Law | J.D. | 1952 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Crow was assigned 4,131 district-court cases (1977–2022). Median time from filing to termination: 178 days across 4,131 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 197 of Crow’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 177 were affirmed, 11 reversed or vacated, and 9 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, Crow authored 574 published opinions for the court (1982–2011). Most cited: Voelkel v. General Motors Corp. (132 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Voelkel v. General Motors Corp. | 846 F. Supp. 1482 | 132 |
| 1995 | Deghand v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 904 F. Supp. 1218 | 73 |
| 1984 | United States v. Redmond | 36 B.R. 932 | 71 |
| 1996 | Mounkes v. Conklin | 922 F. Supp. 1501 | 69 |
| 2007 | Wilkins v. Kmart Corp. | 487 F. Supp. 2d 1216 | 65 |
| 1990 | Pizza Management, Inc. v. Pizza Hut, Inc. | 737 F. Supp. 1154 | 63 |
| 1990 | Ritchie Enterprises v. Honeywell Bull, Inc. | 730 F. Supp. 1041 | 60 |
| 1990 | United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Morrison Grain Co. | 734 F. Supp. 437 | 58 |
| 1992 | Graham v. Sullivan | 794 F. Supp. 1045 | 57 |
| 1997 | McShares, Inc. v. Barry | 979 F. Supp. 1338 | 50 |
| 1988 | Chancellor v. Boeing Co. | 678 F. Supp. 250 | 46 |
| 2000 | Pedro v. Armour Swift-Eckrich | 118 F. Supp. 2d 1155 | 45 |
| 2007 | Brennan v. Astrue | 501 F. Supp. 2d 1303 | 41 |
| 1996 | Henderson v. Holmes | 920 F. Supp. 1184 | 39 |
| 1995 | Nguyen v. IBP, Inc. | 905 F. Supp. 1471 | 39 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 574 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 Sam A. Crow?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Sam A. Crow to the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in 1981.
- Was Sam A. Crow appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Sam A. Crow was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Sam A. Crow's confirmation vote?
- Sam A. Crow was confirmed by voice vote on December 9, 1981. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Sam A. Crow on?
- Sam A. Crow was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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40 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).