Gordon Jay Quist (born November 12, 1937) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 25/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 138/year
Michigan Western District Court · 1992–2006
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, Grand Rapids, Michigan1967–1992
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois1964–1966
- Private practice, Washington, D.C.1962–1964
Appointments
1992–2006 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1962- Michigan State UniversityB.A. · 1959