Sandra Shank Beckwith
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 and confirmed by voice vote, Sandra Shank Beckwith is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. She earned a law degree from University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1968. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1943 · age 83
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1992
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Cincinnati 1965 · University of Cincinnati College of Law 1968
- Succeeded by
- Timothy Seymour Black
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Southern District of Ohio | G.H.W. Bush (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 Cincinnati | B.A. | 1965 |
| University of Cincinnati College of Law | J.D. | 1968 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Beckwith was assigned 5,016 district-court cases (1982–2016). Median time from filing to termination: 280 days across 5,013 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 199 of Beckwith’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 154 were affirmed, 28 reversed or vacated, and 17 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, Beckwith authored 85 published opinions for the court (1992–2010). Most cited: Baker v. Chevron USA, Inc. (74 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Baker v. Chevron USA, Inc. | 680 F. Supp. 2d 865 | 74 |
| 1995 | In Re Cincinnati Radiation Litigation | 874 F. Supp. 796 | 43 |
| 1994 | International Surplus Lines Insurance v. Certain Underwriters & Underwriting Syndicates at Lloyd's of London | 868 F. Supp. 917 | 27 |
| 2005 | Coston v. Petro | 398 F. Supp. 2d 878 | 25 |
| 2008 | Lee v. Javitch, Block & Rathbone, LLP | 568 F. Supp. 2d 870 | 22 |
| 2006 | Deere v. Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLP | 413 F. Supp. 2d 886 | 22 |
| 1995 | Associates Financial Services Corp. v. Purdue (In Re Purdue) | 187 B.R. 188 | 21 |
| 2005 | Harcourt v. Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co. | 383 F. Supp. 2d 944 | 19 |
| 1999 | WMA Securities, Inc. v. Ruppert | 80 F. Supp. 2d 786 | 18 |
| 1995 | Blankenship v. Parke Care Centers, Inc. | 913 F. Supp. 1045 | 18 |
| 2009 | West v. AK Steel Corp. Retirement Accumulation Pension Plan | 657 F. Supp. 2d 914 | 17 |
| 2004 | Hartman v. Asset Acceptance Corp. | 467 F. Supp. 2d 769 | 17 |
| 2007 | Williams v. Javitch, Block & Rathbone, LLP | 480 F. Supp. 2d 1016 | 16 |
| 1995 | Kutschbach v. Davies | 885 F. Supp. 1079 | 16 |
| 1996 | Creech v. Ohio Casualty Insurance | 944 F. Supp. 1347 | 14 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 85 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 Sandra Shank Beckwith?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Sandra Shank Beckwith to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 1992.
- Was Sandra Shank Beckwith appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Sandra Shank Beckwith was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Sandra Shank Beckwith's confirmation vote?
- Sandra Shank Beckwith was confirmed by voice vote on February 6, 1992. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Sandra Shank Beckwith on?
- Sandra Shank Beckwith is 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: US gov (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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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).