Robert Smith Vance

How Judge Vance rules, drawn from 32 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Vance no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Position
circuit
Status
Retired 1989
Served
1977–1989
Appointed by
Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Commissioned
1977-12-15
Education
University of Alabama (B.S., 1950); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1952); George Washington University Law School (LL.M., 1955)
Signed orders read
32

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

United States v. Russell Lee Riker, Jr., William David Fotheringham
· 1982-03-15
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

United States v. Curtis Merel Magouirk, A/K/A Skeet and Curt
· 1982-07-09
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

Darrell Brown v. The City of Palmetto, Georgia
· 1982-08-02
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART.”

Florida Machine & Foundry, Inc. v. OSHRC
No. 81-6110 · 1982-12-06
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

United States v. John V. Tilton, Brenda Tilton and I.T.T. Rayonier, Inc.
· 1983-05-19
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

Keith Fair, Cross-Appellant v. Walter D. Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic Classification Center, Cross-Appellee
· 1983-09-26
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

Garrett Varner v. Century Finance Company, Inc.; Pearl M. Bradley v. Termplan, Inc.; Josephine Simpson v. Termplan, Inc. of Georgia
Nos. 82-8277, 82-8393 and 82-8425 · 1983-12-02
Appeal (appellant) Moot / procedural

“We therefore defer our decision in the above three matters pending certification of the question to the Supreme Court.”

United States v. Domingo Hernandez
· 1984-02-09
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

In Re Reginald Charles Fox, Sr., Debtor, All American of Ashburn, Inc. v. Reginald Charles Fox, Sr.
· 1984-02-24
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“REVERSED.”

Janice H. Kelley v. Integon Indemnity Corporation
Case No. 83-8529 · 1984-03-12
Appeal (appellant) Moot / procedural

“We therefore defer our decision in the above matter pending certification of the question to the Supreme Court of Georgia.”

Milton Larry Jenkins v. Louie L. Wainwright
· 1985-06-25
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

Dolen E. Lindsey v. American Cast Iron Pipe Co.
· 1985-09-30
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“We therefore reverse and remand for appropriate entry of judgment on the basis of the jury verdict.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Circuit judges do not carry a trial caseload; not enumerated.

A historical record

Judge Vance no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.