William G. Cambridge
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 and confirmed by voice vote, William G. Cambridge was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. He earned a law degree from University of Nebraska College of Law in 1955. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1931–2004
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1988
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Nebraska 1953 · University of Nebraska College of Law 1955
- Succeeded
- Clarence Arlen Beam
- Succeeded by
- Laurie Smith Camp
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | District of Nebraska succeeded Clarence Arlen Beam | 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
| University of Nebraska | B.S. | 1953 |
| University of Nebraska College of Law | J.D. | 1955 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Cambridge was assigned 2,004 district-court cases (1979–2000). Median time from filing to termination: 263 days across 2,003 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 24 of Cambridge’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 24 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, Cambridge authored 22 published opinions for the court (1988–2000). Most cited: Jensen v. Gunter (15 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Jensen v. Gunter | 807 F. Supp. 1463 | 15 |
| 1990 | Kinnan & Kinnan Partnership v. Agristor Leasing | 116 B.R. 162 | 13 |
| 1989 | Langford v. City of Omaha | 755 F. Supp. 1460 | 13 |
| 1991 | Olson v. United States | 133 B.R. 1016 | 12 |
| 1988 | Pechar v. Moore | 98 B.R. 488 | 12 |
| 1990 | Matter of Dandy Lion Inns of America | 120 B.R. 1015 | 10 |
| 1991 | United States v. King (In Re King) | 137 B.R. 43 | 9 |
| 1989 | United States v. Iwuamadi | 716 F. Supp. 420 | 8 |
| 1992 | Prochaska & Associates, Inc. v. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. | 798 F. Supp. 1427 | 7 |
| 1991 | Nuttleman v. Myers | 128 B.R. 254 | 6 |
| 1996 | Watts v. Butte School District No. 5 | 939 F. Supp. 1418 | 4 |
| 1992 | Ronwin v. Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., Inc. | 807 F. Supp. 87 | 4 |
| 1996 | Smith Barney, Inc. v. Painters Local Union No. 109 Pension Fund | 976 F. Supp. 1293 | 3 |
| 1994 | Marianna Imports, Inc. v. Helene Curtis, Inc. | 873 F. Supp. 308 | 3 |
| 1989 | Sweeney v. Gerber Products Co. Medical Benefits Plan | 728 F. Supp. 594 | 3 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 22 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 William G. Cambridge?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed William G. Cambridge to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska in 1988.
- Was William G. Cambridge appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William G. Cambridge was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William G. Cambridge's confirmation vote?
- William G. Cambridge was confirmed by voice vote on May 27, 1988. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William G. Cambridge on?
- William G. Cambridge 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: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (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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12 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).