Bruce Rutherford Thompson (July 31, 1911 – February 10, 1992) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 3/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 71/year
Nevada District Court · 1963–1992Superior Court of California, County of Ventura · 1978–1979Superior Court of California, County of Ventura · 1979–1992
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Reno, Nevada1936–1963
Special master · 1952–1954
District of NevadaAssistant U.S. attorney · 1942–1952
Appointments
- 1963–1992 · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1936- University of Nevada, RenoA.B. · 1932