Who appointed Warren John Ferguson?

President Jimmy Carter appointed Warren John Ferguson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1979.

Was Warren John Ferguson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Warren John Ferguson was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Warren John Ferguson's confirmation vote?

Warren John Ferguson was confirmed by voice vote on November 26, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Ninth Circuit / Appointed 1979 / Served to 2008

Warren John Ferguson

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Warren John Ferguson was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law) in 1949. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1920–2008
Appointed by: Jimmy Carter, 1979
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Nevada, Reno 1942 · University of Southern California Law School (now Gould Law) 1949
Succeeded by: Ferdinand Francis Fernandez

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1966	Central District of California	L.B. Johnson (D)	Voice vote
1979	Ninth Circuit	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

University of Nevada, Reno	B.A.	1942
University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law)	LL.B.	1949

Judicial Record

In our data, Ferguson authored 47 published opinions for the court (1967–2007). Most cited: AmerisourceBergen Corp. v. Roden (142 citations).

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
2007	AmerisourceBergen Corp. v. Roden	495 F.3d 1143	142
1971	Denver Rockets v. All-Pro Management, Inc.	325 F. Supp. 1049	55
1975	United States v. DeMarco	401 F. Supp. 505	46
1967	United States v. Blue Chip Stamp Company	272 F. Supp. 432	46
1976	League of United Latin American Citizens v. City of Santa Ana	410 F. Supp. 873	42
1976	Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission	423 F. Supp. 1064	40
1971	United States v. Smith	321 F. Supp. 424	39
1969	STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BY AND THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME v. SS Bournemouth	307 F. Supp. 922	39
1969	Imbler v. Craven	298 F. Supp. 795	39
1970	United States v. Chisum	312 F. Supp. 1307	37
1968	Rosenfeld v. Southern Pacific Company	293 F. Supp. 1219	33
1979	Doe v. Gallinot	486 F. Supp. 983	27
1972	United States v. Meulener	351 F. Supp. 1284	27
1979	Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Sony Corp. of America	480 F. Supp. 429	26
1971	Johnson v. Pike Corporation of America	332 F. Supp. 490	24

Showing the 15 most-cited of 47 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 Warren John Ferguson?: President Jimmy Carter appointed Warren John Ferguson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1979.
Was Warren John Ferguson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Warren John Ferguson was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Warren John Ferguson's confirmation vote?: Warren John Ferguson was confirmed by voice vote on November 26, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Warren John Ferguson on?: Warren John Ferguson was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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28 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).