William Robert Collinson
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 and confirmed by voice vote, William Robert Collinson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He earned a law degree from University of Missouri School of Law in 1935. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1912–1995
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Drury College 1933 · University of Missouri Law 1935
- Succeeded
- Richard M. Duncan
- Succeeded by
- Joseph Edward Stevens Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Eastern District of Missouri succeeded Richard M. Duncan | L.B. Johnson (D) | Voice vote |
| 1965 | Western District of Missouri succeeded Richard M. Duncan | L.B. Johnson (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
| Drury College | A.B. | 1933 |
| University of Missouri School of Law | J.D. | 1935 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Collinson was assigned 523 district-court cases (1984–1991). Median time from filing to termination: 182 days across 523 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, Collinson authored 78 published opinions for the court (1966–1990). Most cited: Barnhart v. Brinegar (42 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Barnhart v. Brinegar | 362 F. Supp. 464 | 42 |
| 1974 | Hunter v. Swenson | 372 F. Supp. 287 | 36 |
| 1978 | Boston v. Stanton | 450 F. Supp. 1049 | 31 |
| 1973 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mobil Oil Corp. | 362 F. Supp. 786 | 31 |
| 1981 | Pfeiffer v. International Academy of Biomagnetic Medicine | 521 F. Supp. 1331 | 30 |
| 1967 | Van Huss v. Landsberg | 262 F. Supp. 867 | 22 |
| 1978 | Matter of Whitlock | 449 F. Supp. 1383 | 20 |
| 1978 | Gray v. United States | 453 F. Supp. 1356 | 19 |
| 1990 | Gaines v. Nelson (In Re Gaines) | 121 B.R. 1015 | 18 |
| 1978 | United States v. Armco Steel Corp. | 458 F. Supp. 784 | 18 |
| 1970 | American Hoechst Corp. v. Bandy Laboratories, Inc. | 332 F. Supp. 241 | 18 |
| 1976 | Bailey v. Ciccone | 420 F. Supp. 344 | 17 |
| 1973 | United States v. Kroll | 351 F. Supp. 148 | 17 |
| 1988 | Goodwin v. Turner | 702 F. Supp. 1452 | 15 |
| 1978 | Bremson v. United States | 459 F. Supp. 121 | 15 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 78 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 Robert Collinson?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed William Robert Collinson to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 1965.
- Was William Robert Collinson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William Robert Collinson was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William Robert Collinson's confirmation vote?
- William Robert Collinson was confirmed by voice vote on August 11, 1965. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William Robert Collinson on?
- William Robert Collinson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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29 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).