Sherman Glenn Finesilver
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, Sherman Glenn Finesilver was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. He earned a law degree from University of Denver College of Law (now Sturm College of Law) in 1952. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1927–2006
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1971
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Colorado 1949 · University of Denver College of Law (now Sturm College of Law) 1952
- Succeeded
- William Edward Doyle
- Succeeded by
- Wiley Young Daniel
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | District of Colorado succeeded William Edward Doyle | Nixon (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 Colorado | B.A. | 1949 |
| University of Denver College of Law (now Sturm College of Law) | J.D. | 1952 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Finesilver was assigned 2,565 district-court cases (1980–1994). Median time from filing to termination: 126 days across 2,562 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, Finesilver authored 163 published opinions for the court (1972–1994). Most cited: TV Communications Network, Inc. v. ESPN, Inc. (233 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | TV Communications Network, Inc. v. ESPN, Inc. | 767 F. Supp. 1062 | 233 |
| 1977 | Keyes v. SCHOOL DIST. NO. 1, DENVER, COLO. | 439 F. Supp. 393 | 62 |
| 1978 | Scheriff v. Beck | 452 F. Supp. 1254 | 47 |
| 1986 | Creech v. Federal Land Bank of Wichita | 647 F. Supp. 1097 | 42 |
| 1976 | Greenebaum-Mountain Mortgage Co. v. Pioneer National Title Insurance | 421 F. Supp. 1348 | 41 |
| 1990 | Newport Steel Corp. v. Thompson | 757 F. Supp. 1152 | 39 |
| 1989 | Frontier Airlines, Inc. v. United Air Lines, Inc. | 758 F. Supp. 1399 | 38 |
| 1986 | People of the State of Colo. v. Carter | 678 F. Supp. 1484 | 37 |
| 1976 | In Re King Resources Co. Securities Litigation | 420 F. Supp. 610 | 36 |
| 1989 | Citizens for Environmental Quality v. United States | 731 F. Supp. 970 | 35 |
| 1977 | Hannon v. Continental National Bank | 427 F. Supp. 215 | 32 |
| 1989 | In Re Air Crash Disaster at Stapleton International Airport | 720 F. Supp. 1493 | 29 |
| 1985 | Tosco Corp. v. Hodel | 611 F. Supp. 1130 | 29 |
| 1978 | Heelan v. Johns-Manville Corp. | 451 F. Supp. 1382 | 27 |
| 1993 | Fostvedt v. United States, Internal Revenue Service | 824 F. Supp. 978 | 26 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 163 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 Sherman Glenn Finesilver?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Sherman Glenn Finesilver to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado in 1971.
- Was Sherman Glenn Finesilver appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Sherman Glenn Finesilver was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Sherman Glenn Finesilver's confirmation vote?
- Sherman Glenn Finesilver was confirmed by voice vote on September 21, 1971. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Sherman Glenn Finesilver on?
- Sherman Glenn Finesilver was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).