Who appointed William Edward Doyle?

President Richard M. Nixon appointed William Edward Doyle to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in 1971.

Was William Edward Doyle appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

William Edward Doyle was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was William Edward Doyle's confirmation vote?

William Edward Doyle was confirmed by voice vote on April 21, 1971. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Tenth Circuit / Appointed 1971 / Served to 1986

William Edward Doyle

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

Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, William Edward Doyle was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He earned a law degree from George Washington University Law School in 1937. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1911–1986
Appointed by: Richard M. Nixon, 1971
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Colorado 1940 · George Washington Law School 1937
Succeeded: Alfred Paul Murrah
Succeeded by: David M. Ebel

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1961	District of Colorado	Kennedy (D)	Voice vote
1971	Tenth Circuit succeeded Alfred Paul Murrah	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

George Washington University Law School	LL.B.	1937
University of Colorado	A.B.	1940

Judicial Record

In our data, Doyle authored 91 published opinions for the court (1961–1974). Most cited: Trussell v. United Underwriters, Ltd. (133 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
1964	Trussell v. United Underwriters, Ltd.	228 F. Supp. 757	133
1968	DeHaas v. Empire Petroleum Company	286 F. Supp. 809	77
1968	Kloberdanz v. Joy Manufacturing Company	288 F. Supp. 817	67
1966	Salazar v. Dowd	256 F. Supp. 220	51
1970	Keyes v. School District Number One, Denver, Colorado	313 F. Supp. 61	43
1970	Adams v. City of Colorado Springs	308 F. Supp. 1397	43
1966	Rippey v. Denver United States National Bank	260 F. Supp. 704	38
1969	Keyes v. School District Number One, Denver, Colorado	303 F. Supp. 279	30
1969	Warren v. Cummings	303 F. Supp. 803	29
1969	O. M. Scott Credit Corp. v. Colorado Mercantile Co.	299 F. Supp. 55	28
1969	Keyes v. SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, DENVER, COLORADO	303 F. Supp. 289	27
1967	Noyd v. McNamara	267 F. Supp. 701	27
1968	Pfile v. Corcoran	287 F. Supp. 554	26
1967	Rippey v. Denver United States National Bank	273 F. Supp. 718	25
1967	Flank Oil Co. v. Continental Oil Co.	277 F. Supp. 357	24

Showing the 15 most-cited of 91 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 Edward Doyle?: President Richard M. Nixon appointed William Edward Doyle to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in 1971.
Was William Edward Doyle appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: William Edward Doyle was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was William Edward Doyle's confirmation vote?: William Edward Doyle was confirmed by voice vote on April 21, 1971. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was William Edward Doyle on?: William Edward Doyle was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Sources

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