Stanley S. Harris
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and confirmed by voice vote, Stanley S. Harris was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 1953. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1927–2021
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1983
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Virginia 1951 · University of Virginia Law 1953
- Succeeded
- John Lewis Smith Jr.
- Succeeded by
- John D. Bates
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | District of Columbia succeeded John Lewis Smith Jr. | 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 Virginia | B.S. | 1951 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | LL.B. | 1953 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Harris was assigned 1,967 district-court cases (1982–2001). Median time from filing to termination: 244 days across 1,967 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, Harris authored 299 published opinions for the court (1984–2001). Most cited: Greenberg v. United States Department of Treasury (92 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Greenberg v. United States Department of Treasury | 10 F. Supp. 2d 3 | 92 |
| 1998 | Shapiro, Lifschitz & Schram, P.C. v. Hazard | 24 F. Supp. 2d 66 | 70 |
| 2000 | Coleman v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. | 94 F. Supp. 2d 18 | 67 |
| 1998 | Smith v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. | 3 F. Supp. 2d 1473 | 62 |
| 1990 | Bray v. RHT, INC. | 748 F. Supp. 3 | 50 |
| 2000 | Securities & Exchange Commission v. Bilzerian | 112 F. Supp. 2d 12 | 45 |
| 1986 | Smith v. Chamber of Commerce of United States | 645 F. Supp. 604 | 45 |
| 1993 | Securities & Exchange Commission v. Bilzerian | 814 F. Supp. 116 | 44 |
| 1996 | Gillet v. King | 931 F. Supp. 9 | 43 |
| 1991 | Mittleman v. United States Treasury | 773 F. Supp. 442 | 43 |
| 2000 | Hastie v. Henderson | 121 F. Supp. 2d 72 | 39 |
| 1993 | Lyons Ex Rel. Alexander v. Smith | 829 F. Supp. 414 | 39 |
| 1992 | Garrett v. Lujan | 799 F. Supp. 198 | 38 |
| 1998 | Overseas Partners, Inc. v. Progen Musavirlik Ve Yonetim Hizmetleri, Ltd. Sikerti | 15 F. Supp. 2d 47 | 35 |
| 1990 | Doe v. Southeastern University | 732 F. Supp. 7 | 35 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 299 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 Stanley S. Harris?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Stanley S. Harris to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 1983.
- Was Stanley S. Harris appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Stanley S. Harris was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Stanley S. Harris's confirmation vote?
- Stanley S. Harris was confirmed by voice vote on November 11, 1983. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Stanley S. Harris on?
- Stanley S. Harris was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Susan Biddle (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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17 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).