Valdemar Aguirre Cordova
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Valdemar Aguirre Cordova was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. He earned a law degree from University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) in 1950. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1922–1988
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) 1950
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | District of Arizona | 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
Judicial Record
In our data, Cordova authored 11 published opinions for the court (1980–1983). Most cited: Harris v. Arizona Board of Regents (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Harris v. Arizona Board of Regents | 528 F. Supp. 987 | 25 |
| 1983 | Chee v. Schweiker | 563 F. Supp. 1362 | 19 |
| 1981 | UNC Resources, Inc. v. Benally | 518 F. Supp. 1046 | 15 |
| 1982 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Borden's, Inc. | 551 F. Supp. 1095 | 11 |
| 1982 | Swift Transportation, Inc. v. John | 546 F. Supp. 1185 | 10 |
| 1980 | Norris v. Arizona Governing Committee | 486 F. Supp. 645 | 10 |
| 1982 | Evans v. Raines | 534 F. Supp. 791 | 8 |
| 1980 | Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community v. Arizona | 484 F. Supp. 778 | 8 |
| 1981 | Jones v. Berry | 524 F. Supp. 645 | 4 |
| 1983 | Swift Transportation, Inc. v. John | 574 F. Supp. 710 | 2 |
| 1982 | ACF Industries, Inc. v. State of Ariz. | 561 F. Supp. 595 | 2 |
Showing the 11 most-cited of 11 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 Valdemar Aguirre Cordova?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Valdemar Aguirre Cordova to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 1979.
- Was Valdemar Aguirre Cordova appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Valdemar Aguirre Cordova was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Valdemar Aguirre Cordova's confirmation vote?
- Valdemar Aguirre Cordova was confirmed by voice vote on June 19, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Valdemar Aguirre Cordova on?
- Valdemar Aguirre Cordova was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Tony the Marine (talk) (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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8 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).