Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

D.C. Circuit

Robert Heron Bork

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Former Born March 1, 1927, Pittsburgh, PA Died Dec. 19, 2012 2 panel seats recorded

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Ronald ReaganRepublican
Seat
CADC0504
Nominated
Dec. 7, 1981
Committee hearing
Jan. 27, 1982
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 2, 1982
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Feb. 8, 1982
Commissioned
Feb. 9, 1982
ABA rating
Exceptionally Well Qualified
Service ended
Feb. 5, 1988Resignation

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Recent judicial activity

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
United States v. Roland T. Butler, United States of America v. Norman C. Tillette, United States of America v. Augustine F. Barquin, United States of America v. C. Jimmie Vaccaro, Jr., United States of America v. Charles L. Clay Decided July 7, 1987 Authored
Maxcell Telecom Plus, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and the United States of America, Yankee Celltell Co., Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc., Bellsouth Mobility Inc., Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems, Nynex Mobile Communications Co., Radiofone, Inc., Centel Corporation, MCI Cellular Telephone Company, New Vector Communications, Inc., Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., Ameritech Mobile Communications, Inc., Baldwin Telecom, Inc., Contel Cellular Inc., Intervenors. Northwestern Indiana Telephone Company, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and the United States of America, Yankee Celltell Co., Bellsouth Mobility Inc., Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc., Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems, Nynex Mobile Communications Co., Radiofone, Inc., Centel Corporation, MCI Cellular Telephone Company, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., Ameritech Mobile Communications, Inc., Continental Telecom, Inc., Baldwin Telecom, Inc., Intervenors. Maxcell Telecom Plus, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, St. Louis Cellular System, Inc., New Orleans Cgsa, Inc., Centel Corporation, Yankee Celltell, Co., Newvector Communications, Inc., Continental Telecom, Inc., Intervenors. La Star Cellular Telephone Company v. Federal Communications Commission, New Orleans Cgsa, Inc., Contel Cellular, Inc., Intervenors. Northwestern Indiana Telephone Company, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, New Orleans Cgsa, Inc., Ameritech Mobile Communications, Inc., Contel Cellular Inc., Intervenors. Harry J. Pappas D/B/A California Portaphone v. Federal Communications Commission and the United States of America, Nynex Mobile Communications Co., Bellsouth Mobility Inc., MCI Cellular Telephone Company, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., Ameritech Mobile Communications, Inc., Continental Telecom, Inc., Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems, Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc., Intervenors Decided April 7, 1987 Authored

Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Roland T. Butler, United States of America v. Norman C. Tillette, United States of America v. Augustine F. Barquin, United States of America v. C. Jimmie Vaccaro, Jr., United States of America v. Charles L. Clay D.C. Circuit July 7, 1987
Opinion Maxcell Telecom Plus, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and the United States of America, Yankee Celltell Co., Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc., Bellsouth Mobility Inc., Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems, Nynex Mobile Communications Co., Radiofone, Inc., Centel Corporation, MCI Cellular Telephone Company, New Vector Communications, Inc., Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., Ameritech Mobile Communications, Inc., Baldwin Telecom, Inc., Contel Cellular Inc., Intervenors. Northwestern Indiana Telephone Company, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and the United States of America, Yankee Celltell Co., Bellsouth Mobility Inc., Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc., Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems, Nynex Mobile Communications Co., Radiofone, Inc., Centel Corporation, MCI Cellular Telephone Company, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., Ameritech Mobile Communications, Inc., Continental Telecom, Inc., Baldwin Telecom, Inc., Intervenors. Maxcell Telecom Plus, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, St. Louis Cellular System, Inc., New Orleans Cgsa, Inc., Centel Corporation, Yankee Celltell, Co., Newvector Communications, Inc., Continental Telecom, Inc., Intervenors. La Star Cellular Telephone Company v. Federal Communications Commission, New Orleans Cgsa, Inc., Contel Cellular, Inc., Intervenors. Northwestern Indiana Telephone Company, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, New Orleans Cgsa, Inc., Ameritech Mobile Communications, Inc., Contel Cellular Inc., Intervenors. Harry J. Pappas D/B/A California Portaphone v. Federal Communications Commission and the United States of America, Nynex Mobile Communications Co., Bellsouth Mobility Inc., MCI Cellular Telephone Company, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., Ameritech Mobile Communications, Inc., Continental Telecom, Inc., Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems, Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc., Intervenors D.C. Circuit April 7, 1987