Levin Hicks Campbell

How Judge Campbell rules, drawn from 5 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Campbell left this court for the U.S. Supreme Court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.

Court
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Position
District judge
Status
Elevated to First Cir. 1972
Served
1971–1972
Appointed by
Richard M. Nixon (Republican)
Commissioned
November 30, 1971
Education
Harvard College, A.B., 1948; Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1951
Signed orders read
5

About Judge Campbell

Levin Hicks Campbell was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, Judge Campbell received a commission on November 30, 1971. Judge Campbell left the court on August 31, 1972 on appointment to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Signed rulings

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

International Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace Workers v. Northeast Airlines, Inc.
Preliminary injunction (plaintiff unions) Denied

“Preliminary injunction denied.”

McDonald v. Penn Central Transportation Company
Summary judgment (defendant railroad) Granted

“Defendant’s motion for summary judgment is allowed.”

Summary judgment (plaintiff employee) Denied

“Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is denied.”

Gorton v. Phoenix Insurance

After trial, Campbell entered judgment for the insurer: “Accordingly, I find for the defendant. Judgment is to be entered accordingly.”

Goguen v. Smith
Habeas petition (petitioner) Granted

“Accordingly, an order is to be entered that the writ of habeas corpus issue and that the petitioner be released from the defendant’s custody.”

Murgia v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Retirement
Sua sponte dismissal (court) Granted

“the complaint is dismissed.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

No historical case-level docket records were located for this district-court tenure, so no caseload mix or duration estimate is reported.

A historical record

Judge Campbell left this court for the U.S. Supreme Court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.