A. Leon Higginbotham Jr.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit circuit Retired 1993 · served 1977–1993 Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic) 29 signed orders read

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

Signed rulings

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

Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Harris
· 1978-06-14
Petition for review (petitioner) Granted

“The Order of the Board will be vacated and this case will be remanded to the Board for the entry of an order consistent with this opinion.”

Smith v. Califano
· 1981-01-13
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff)) Granted

“For the reasons stated above, we will reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for the entry of a summary judgment in favor of appellant.”

Government of the Virgin Islands v. Petersen
· 1982-07-20
Appeal (appellant (defendant)) Granted in part

“We will also vacate the judgments and sentences for first degree assault and remand Counts IV, V and VI to the district court to enter judgments of conviction for third degree assault and to re-sentence Petersen appropriately. On all other counts we will affirm.”

Vastoler v. American Can Company
· 1983-02-23
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff)) Granted

“We will reverse the judgment of the district court that granted appellee’s motion for summary judgment and remand these proceedings to the district court for trial.”

Hinkie v. United States
· 1983-08-18
Appeal (appellant (United States (defendant))) Granted

“Because the controlling precedent forecloses any other option, the order of the district court will be reversed and the case remanded for proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Ash v. GAF Corporation
· 1984-02-03
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff)) Denied

“For the reasons stated herein, we will affirm the district court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of GAF.”

United States v. $55,518.05 in U.S. Currency (Appeal of Gary Golden)
· 1984-02-21
Appeal (appellant (claimant (Golden))) Denied

“Therefore, we will affirm the order of the district court.”

United States v. Wilkes
· 1984-04-19
Appeal (appellant (defendant)) Denied

“We therefore will affirm the judgment and sentence below.”

Washington Urban League v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
· 1984-09-04
Appeal (appellant (petitioner)) Granted in part

“we will grant WUL’s request for attorneys’ fees.”

Wolf v. National Shopmen Pension Fund
· 1984-10-24
Appeal (appellant (defendant (Pension Fund))) Denied

“we will affirm the order of the district court in favor of Dorothy G. Wolf against National Shopmen Pension Fund in the amount and with the directions contained in that order.”

Sims v. Flanagan (Appeal of Allen L. Feingold)
· 1985-02-27
Appeal (appellant (appellant (attorney/fee claimant))) Denied

“Accordingly, we will affirm the judgments of the district court.”

Koutsoubos v. Boeing Vertol
· 1985-02-27
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff)) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons the judgment of the district court will be affirmed.”

A historical record

Judge Higginbotham 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.