William Corwin Stuart
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, William Corwin Stuart was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. He earned a law degree from University of Iowa College of Law in 1942. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1920–2010
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1971
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Iowa 1941 · University of Iowa College of Law 1942
- Succeeded
- Roy Laverne Stephenson
- Succeeded by
- Charles Robert Wolle
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Southern District of Iowa succeeded Roy Laverne Stephenson | 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 Iowa | B.A. | 1941 |
| University of Iowa College of Law | J.D. | 1942 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Stuart was assigned 38 district-court cases (1987–1992). Median time from filing to termination: 780 days across 38 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, Stuart authored 96 published opinions for the court (1972–1993). Most cited: Fisher v. First National Bank of Omaha (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Fisher v. First National Bank of Omaha | 338 F. Supp. 525 | 42 |
| 1980 | Health Care Equalization Committee v. Iowa Medical Society | 501 F. Supp. 970 | 35 |
| 1980 | Rinehart v. Brewer | 483 F. Supp. 165 | 35 |
| 1981 | Sigler v. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance | 506 F. Supp. 542 | 31 |
| 1981 | Gear v. City of Des Moines | 514 F. Supp. 1218 | 27 |
| 1973 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Eagle Iron Works | 367 F. Supp. 817 | 27 |
| 1981 | Briggs v. Sterner | 529 F. Supp. 1155 | 26 |
| 1984 | Metge v. Baehler | 577 F. Supp. 810 | 24 |
| 1983 | United States v. Willis | 565 F. Supp. 1186 | 24 |
| 1981 | Watts v. Des Moines Register and Tribune | 525 F. Supp. 1311 | 24 |
| 1977 | Collins v. Auger | 428 F. Supp. 1079 | 24 |
| 1974 | Marshall v. Lamson Bros. & Co. | 368 F. Supp. 486 | 18 |
| 1972 | Indian Lookout Alliance v. Volpe | 345 F. Supp. 1167 | 18 |
| 1978 | Warner Bros., Inc. v. O'KEEFE | 468 F. Supp. 16 | 16 |
| 1977 | Fisher Controls Co., Inc. v. Control Components, Inc. | 443 F. Supp. 581 | 16 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 96 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 Corwin Stuart?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed William Corwin Stuart to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa in 1971.
- Was William Corwin Stuart appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William Corwin Stuart 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 Corwin Stuart's confirmation vote?
- William Corwin Stuart was confirmed by voice vote on October 28, 1971. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William Corwin Stuart on?
- William Corwin Stuart was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
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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38 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).