Who appointed William C. Frey?

President Richard M. Nixon appointed William C. Frey to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 1970.

Was William C. Frey appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

William C. Frey 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 C. Frey's confirmation vote?

William C. Frey was confirmed by voice vote on November 25, 1970. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Arizona / Appointed 1970 / Served to 1979

William C. Frey

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1970 and confirmed by voice vote, William C. Frey was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. He earned a law degree from University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) in 1950. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1919–1979
Appointed by: Richard M. Nixon, 1970
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Arizona 1947 · University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) 1950
Succeeded by: Richard Mansfield Bilby

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1970	District of Arizona	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

University of Arizona	B.A.	1947
University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law)	J.D.	1950

Judicial Record

In our data, Frey authored 19 published opinions for the court (1972–1979). Most cited: United States v. Phelps Dodge Corporation (39 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1975	United States v. Phelps Dodge Corporation	391 F. Supp. 1181	39
1975	Corne v. Bausch and Lomb, Inc.	390 F. Supp. 161	31
1975	Gradillas v. Hughes Aircraft Co.	407 F. Supp. 865	20
1976	Gomez v. Pima County	426 F. Supp. 816	18
1978	United States v. Catalanotto	468 F. Supp. 503	10
1977	State of Ariz. v. Manypenny	445 F. Supp. 1123	10
1976	Franz v. United States	414 F. Supp. 57	7
1973	Sainberg v. Morton	363 F. Supp. 1259	7
1972	Multiple Use, Inc. v. Morton	353 F. Supp. 184	7
1977	Northcross v. Joslyn Fruit Co., Inc.	439 F. Supp. 371	5
1973	Ness Investment Corp. v. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service	360 F. Supp. 127	5
1979	Bach v. McDonnell Douglas, Inc.	468 F. Supp. 521	4
1976	United States v. Pima County Community College District	409 F. Supp. 1061	3
1976	Thomas v. Morton	408 F. Supp. 1361	3
1973	Thomas v. DeVilbiss	408 F. Supp. 1357	3

Showing the 15 most-cited of 19 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 C. Frey?: President Richard M. Nixon appointed William C. Frey to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 1970.
Was William C. Frey appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: William C. Frey 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 C. Frey's confirmation vote?: William C. Frey was confirmed by voice vote on November 25, 1970. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was William C. Frey on?: William C. Frey was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Sources

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