Stephen Fain Williams
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 and confirmed by voice vote, Stephen Fain Williams was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1961. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1936–2020
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1986
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Yale 1958 · Harvard Law School 1961
- Succeeded
- Malcolm Richard Wilkey
- Succeeded by
- Janice Rogers Brown
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | District of Columbia Circuit succeeded Malcolm Richard Wilkey | 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
| Yale University | B.A. | 1958 |
| Harvard Law School | J.D. | 1961 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Williams authored 9 published opinions for the court (2009–2012). Most cited: BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM v. Sebelius (1 citation).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM v. Sebelius | 646 F. Supp. 2d 28 | 1 |
| 2012 | A Love of Food I, LLC v. Maoz Vegetarian USA, Inc. | – | 0 |
| 2012 | A Love of Food I, LLC v. Maoz Vegetarian USA, Inc. | – | 0 |
| 2011 | A Love of Food I, LLC v. Maoz Vegetarian USA, Inc. | – | 0 |
| 2011 | A Love of Food I, LLC v. Maoz Vegetarian USA, Inc. | – | 0 |
| 2009 | Williams v. Unity Healthcare Clinic | – | 0 |
| 2009 | Baptist Healthcare System v. Leavitt | – | 0 |
| 2009 | ALLIED PILOTS ASS'N v. American Airlines, Inc. | 643 F. Supp. 2d 123 | 0 |
| 2009 | Allied Pilots Association v. American Airlines, Inc. | – | 0 |
Showing the 9 most-cited of 9 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 Stephen Fain Williams?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Stephen Fain Williams to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1986.
- Was Stephen Fain Williams appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Stephen Fain Williams was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Stephen Fain Williams's confirmation vote?
- Stephen Fain Williams was confirmed by voice vote on June 13, 1986. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Stephen Fain Williams on?
- Stephen Fain Williams was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Peter Even Egeli, under commission of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (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. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).