William John Castagna
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, William John Castagna was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He earned a law degree from University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) in 1949. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1924–2020
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) 1949
- Succeeded by
- Susan C. Bucklew
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Middle District of Florida | 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 Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) | LL.B. | 1949 |
| University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) | J.D. | 1967 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Castagna was assigned 2,164 district-court cases (1980–2014). Median time from filing to termination: 368 days across 2,164 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, Castagna authored 40 published opinions for the court (1980–1992). Most cited: Federal Deposit Insurance v. Cherry, Bekaert & Holland (38 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Federal Deposit Insurance v. Cherry, Bekaert & Holland | 742 F. Supp. 612 | 38 |
| 1990 | Hogard v. Sullivan | 733 F. Supp. 1465 | 22 |
| 1985 | Swoager v. Credit Bureau of Greater St. Petersburg | 608 F. Supp. 972 | 22 |
| 1990 | Scarfia v. Holiday Bank | 129 B.R. 671 | 18 |
| 1987 | Peabody v. Rotan Mosle, Inc. | 677 F. Supp. 1135 | 16 |
| 1980 | Johnson v. Duval County Teachers Credit Union | 507 F. Supp. 307 | 15 |
| 1987 | Sierra Club v. Coca-Cola Corp. | 673 F. Supp. 1555 | 13 |
| 1984 | Clean-Up '84 v. Heinrich | 582 F. Supp. 125 | 12 |
| 1980 | Raulerson v. Wainwright | 508 F. Supp. 381 | 12 |
| 1985 | Frazier v. Pingree | 612 F. Supp. 345 | 11 |
| 1985 | Corkery v. SuperX Drugs Corp. | 602 F. Supp. 42 | 10 |
| 1986 | NYSA-ILA Pension Trust Fund & Plan v. Uiterwyk Lines (West Africa) Ltd. (In Re Uiterwyk Corp.) | 63 B.R. 264 | 8 |
| 1984 | Clean-Up '84 v. Heinrich | 590 F. Supp. 928 | 8 |
| 1987 | Bertrand v. Jorden | 672 F. Supp. 1417 | 7 |
| 1987 | In Re Wright | 75 B.R. 414 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 40 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 John Castagna?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed William John Castagna to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 1979.
- Was William John Castagna appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William John Castagna was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William John Castagna's confirmation vote?
- William John Castagna was confirmed by voice vote on July 23, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William John Castagna on?
- William John Castagna was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
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
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41 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).