Shane Devine
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1978 and confirmed by voice vote, Shane Devine was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. He earned a law degree from Boston College Law School in 1952. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1926–1999
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1978
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of New Hampshire 1949 · Boston College Law School 1952
- Succeeded
- Hugh Henry Bownes
- Succeeded by
- Paul J. Barbadoro
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | District of New Hampshire succeeded Hugh Henry Bownes | 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 New Hampshire | B.A. | 1949 |
| Boston College Law School | J.D. | 1952 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Devine was assigned 2,080 district-court cases (1977–1999). Median time from filing to termination: 361 days across 2,079 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.
In our data, Devine authored 253 published opinions for the court (1978–1998). Most cited: Stone and Michaud Ins., Inc. v. Bank Five for Sav. (100 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Stone and Michaud Ins., Inc. v. Bank Five for Sav. | 785 F. Supp. 1065 | 100 |
| 1985 | United States v. Mottolo | 605 F. Supp. 898 | 99 |
| 1995 | Miller v. CBC Companies, Inc. | 908 F. Supp. 1054 | 83 |
| 1981 | Garrity v. Gallen | 522 F. Supp. 171 | 68 |
| 1996 | Pacamor Bearings, Inc. v. Minebea Co., Ltd. | 918 F. Supp. 491 | 65 |
| 1987 | Lex Computer & Management Corp. v. Eslinger & Pelton, P.C. | 676 F. Supp. 399 | 65 |
| 1988 | United States v. Mottolo | 695 F. Supp. 615 | 62 |
| 1991 | VDI TECHNOLOGIES v. Price | 781 F. Supp. 85 | 51 |
| 1992 | Godfrey v. Perkin-Elmer Corp. | 794 F. Supp. 1179 | 47 |
| 1995 | Tsetseranos v. Tech Prototype, Inc. | 893 F. Supp. 109 | 42 |
| 1983 | Chasan v. Village Dist. of Eastman | 572 F. Supp. 578 | 42 |
| 1991 | University System of New Hampshire v. United States Gypsum Co. | 756 F. Supp. 640 | 36 |
| 1995 | Kopf v. Chloride Power Electronics, Inc. | 882 F. Supp. 1183 | 31 |
| 1993 | Lamirande v. Resolution Trust Corp. | 834 F. Supp. 526 | 28 |
| 1991 | Buckley v. McGraw-Hill, Inc. | 762 F. Supp. 430 | 28 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 253 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 Shane Devine?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Shane Devine to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire in 1978.
- Was Shane Devine appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Shane Devine was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Shane Devine's confirmation vote?
- Shane Devine was confirmed by voice vote on June 23, 1978. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Shane Devine on?
- Shane Devine was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire.
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 New Hampshire (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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20 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).