Sam E. Haddon
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2001 and confirmed by the Senate 95–0, Sam E. Haddon was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. He earned a law degree from University of Montana School of Law in 1965. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1937–2025
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2001
- Confirmed
- 95–0
- Education
- Rice Institute (now Rice) 1959 · University of Montana Law 1965
- Succeeded
- Charles C. Lovell
- Succeeded by
- Brian Matthew Morris
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | District of Montana succeeded Charles C. Lovell | G.W. Bush (R) | 95–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 95–0 on July 20, 2001 · 107th Congress, Roll Call 245. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 95
49 D, 45 R, 1 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Wayne Allard(R-CO)
- George Allen(R-VA)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Evan Bayh(D-IN)
- Robert Bennett(R-UT)
- Joe Biden(D-DE)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Jim Bunning(R-KY)
- Conrad Burns(R-MT)
- Robert Byrd(D-WV)
- Ben Campbell(R-CO)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Jean Carnahan(D-MO)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Lincoln Chafee(R-RI)
- Max Cleland(D-GA)
- Hillary Clinton(D-NY)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Jon Corzine(D-NJ)
- Larry Craig(R-ID)
- Michael Crapo(R-ID)
- Thomas Daschle(D-SD)
- Mark Dayton(D-MN)
- Mike DeWine(R-OH)
- Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
- Pete Domenici(R-NM)
- Byron Dorgan(D-ND)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- John Edwards(D-NC)
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Russell Feingold(D-WI)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Peter Fitzgerald(R-IL)
- Bill Frist(R-TN)
- Bob Graham(D-FL)
- Phil Gramm(R-TX)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Judd Gregg(R-NH)
- Chuck Hagel(R-NE)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Jesse Helms(R-NC)
- Ernest Hollings(D-SC)
- Tim Hutchinson(R-AR)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- James Jeffords(I-VT)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Edward Kennedy(D-MA)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(D-CT)
- Blanche Lincoln(D-AR)
- Trent Lott(R-MS)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Zell Miller(D-GA)
- Frank Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Don Nickles(R-OK)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- John Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Rick Santorum(R-PA)
- Paul Sarbanes(D-MD)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Bob Smith(R-NH)
- Gordon Smith(R-OR)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Arlen Specter(R-PA)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Ted Stevens(R-AK)
- Craig Thomas(R-WY)
- Fred Thompson(R-TN)
- Strom Thurmond(R-SC)
- Robert Torricelli(D-NJ)
- George Voinovich(R-OH)
- John Warner(R-VA)
- Paul Wellstone(D-MN)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 5
1 D, 4 R
- Christopher Bond(R-MO)
- John Breaux(D-LA)
- Sam Brownback(R-KS)
- James Inhofe(R-OK)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
Education
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Haddon was assigned 1,759 district-court cases (1983–2023). Median time from filing to termination: 238 days across 1,758 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 495 of Haddon’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 392 were affirmed, 61 reversed or vacated, and 42 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, Haddon authored 5 published opinions for the court (2003–2007). Most cited: Brown v. Montana (4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Brown v. Montana | 442 F. Supp. 2d 982 | 4 |
| 2007 | Potera-Haskins v. Gamble | 519 F. Supp. 2d 1110 | 2 |
| 2006 | Habeeb v. Castloo | 434 F. Supp. 2d 899 | 0 |
| 2005 | Fairchild Farms, Inc. v. United States Department of Agriculture | 406 F. Supp. 2d 1132 | 0 |
| 2003 | Montana v. Atlantic Richfield Co. | 266 F. Supp. 2d 1238 | 0 |
Showing the 5 most-cited of 5 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 E. Haddon?
- President George W. Bush appointed Sam E. Haddon to the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana in 2001.
- Was Sam E. Haddon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Sam E. Haddon was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Sam E. Haddon's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Sam E. Haddon 95–0 on July 20, 2001.
- Which court was Sam E. Haddon on?
- Sam E. Haddon was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the District of Montana (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2001)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).