Thomas John Curran
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and confirmed by voice vote, Thomas John Curran was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He earned a law degree from Marquette University Law School in 1948. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1924–2012
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1983
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Marquette 1945 · Marquette Law School 1948
- Succeeded
- Myron L. Gordon
- Succeeded by
- Lynn S. Adelman
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Eastern District of Wisconsin succeeded Myron L. Gordon | 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
| Marquette University | B.N.S. | 1945 |
| Marquette University Law School | LL.B. | 1948 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Curran was assigned 2,130 district-court cases (1980–2006). Median time from filing to termination: 166 days across 2,130 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, Curran authored 84 published opinions for the court (1985–2003). Most cited: G. Heileman Brewing Co. v. Anheuser-Busch Inc. (25 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | G. Heileman Brewing Co. v. Anheuser-Busch Inc. | 676 F. Supp. 1436 | 25 |
| 1988 | Gardner v. Romano | 688 F. Supp. 489 | 21 |
| 1990 | Matter of Jack Winter Apparel, Inc. | 119 B.R. 629 | 20 |
| 1998 | Oconomowoc Residential Programs, Inc. v. City of Greenfield | 23 F. Supp. 2d 941 | 15 |
| 1997 | Hodgson v. Mississippi Department of Corrections | 963 F. Supp. 776 | 15 |
| 1989 | Lewandowski v. Two Rivers Public School District | 711 F. Supp. 1486 | 14 |
| 1987 | Henne v. Allis-Chalmers Corp. | 660 F. Supp. 1464 | 14 |
| 1989 | Purdy v. Security Savings & Loan Ass'n | 727 F. Supp. 1266 | 12 |
| 1994 | Krawczyk v. Harnischfeger Corp. | 869 F. Supp. 613 | 10 |
| 1992 | Ziolkowski v. Caterpillar, Inc. | 800 F. Supp. 767 | 10 |
| 1989 | Huggins by Huggins v. Sea Ins. Co., Ltd. | 710 F. Supp. 243 | 10 |
| 1987 | Munroe v. Lasch | 73 B.R. 909 | 10 |
| 1985 | United States v. Gimbel | 632 F. Supp. 748 | 10 |
| 1997 | Kerr v. Puckett | 967 F. Supp. 354 | 9 |
| 1992 | Hameister v. Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 785 F. Supp. 113 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 84 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 Thomas John Curran?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Thomas John Curran to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in 1983.
- Was Thomas John Curran appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Thomas John Curran was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Thomas John Curran's confirmation vote?
- Thomas John Curran was confirmed by voice vote on November 4, 1983. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Thomas John Curran on?
- Thomas John Curran was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
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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28 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).