Warren Keith Urbom
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1970 and confirmed by voice vote, Warren Keith Urbom was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. He earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1953. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1925–2017
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1970
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Nebraska Wesleyan 1950 · University of Michigan Law School 1953
- Succeeded
- Robert Van Pelt
- Succeeded by
- Richard George Kopf
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | District of Nebraska succeeded Robert Van Pelt | Nixon (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
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | A.B. | 1950 |
| University of Michigan Law School | J.D. | 1953 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Urbom was assigned 1,647 district-court cases (1975–2013). Median time from filing to termination: 201 days across 1,647 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.
On appeal
Of 29 of Urbom’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 29 were affirmed, 0 reversed or vacated. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Urbom authored 151 published opinions for the court (1970–2011). Most cited: Duval v. Midwest Auto City, Inc. (110 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Duval v. Midwest Auto City, Inc. | 425 F. Supp. 1381 | 110 |
| 1994 | Moore v. United States | 875 F. Supp. 620 | 62 |
| 1982 | Aitken, Hazen, Hoffman, Miller, P. C. v. Empire Construction Co. | 542 F. Supp. 252 | 41 |
| 1972 | Reed Ex Rel. Reed v. Nebraska School Activities Ass'n | 341 F. Supp. 258 | 41 |
| 1979 | Womens Services, P. C. v. Thone | 483 F. Supp. 1022 | 34 |
| 1977 | Binnick v. Avco Financial Services of Nebraska, Inc. | 435 F. Supp. 359 | 29 |
| 1987 | Rushton v. Nebraska Public Power District | 653 F. Supp. 1510 | 27 |
| 1972 | Pease Ex Rel. Lambert v. Havelock National Bank | 351 F. Supp. 118 | 27 |
| 1976 | Ballew v. Associates Fin. Ser. Co. of Neb., Inc. | 450 F. Supp. 253 | 24 |
| 1970 | United States v. McDonnell | 315 F. Supp. 152 | 24 |
| 1974 | United States v. Jaramillo | 380 F. Supp. 1375 | 22 |
| 1971 | Potato Chip Institute v. General Mills, Inc. | 333 F. Supp. 173 | 21 |
| 1972 | Fielder v. Board of Education of School District of Winnebago | 346 F. Supp. 722 | 20 |
| 1975 | Davis v. United States | 395 F. Supp. 793 | 19 |
| 1971 | Morton Buildings of Nebraska, Inc. v. Morton Buildings, Inc. | 333 F. Supp. 187 | 19 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 151 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 Keith Urbom?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Warren Keith Urbom to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska in 1970.
- Was Warren Keith Urbom appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Warren Keith Urbom was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Warren Keith Urbom's confirmation vote?
- Warren Keith Urbom was confirmed by voice vote on April 23, 1970. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Warren Keith Urbom on?
- Warren Keith Urbom was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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47 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).