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 "excerpt": "Ancer L. Haggerty, also known as Ancer Lee Haggerty, is an American jurist who served as a United States district judge for the District of Oregon, appointed by President Clinton in 1994.",
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 "markdown": "# Ancer L. Haggerty\n\nAncer Lee Haggerty (born 1944) is an American jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon; he assumed senior status on August 26, 2009, and took inactive senior status, officially retiring at the close of December 31, 2014.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)</sup> He was appointed by President William J. Clinton and served as chief judge of the court from 2002 to 2009.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n| --- | --- |\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)</sup> |\n| Appointed by | William J. Clinton<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)</sup> |\n| Confirmed | March 25, 1994, by voice vote<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)</sup> |\n| Chief judge | 2002 to 2009<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)</sup> |\n| Senior status | August 26, 2009<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)</sup> |\n| Born | 1944 in Vanport, Oregon<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)</sup> |\n| Education | B.S., University of Oregon, 1967; J.D., University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco), 1973<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)</sup> |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nHaggerty was born in 1944 in Vanport, Oregon.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)</sup> He received a [Bachelor of Science](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-science) from the [University of Oregon](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-oregon) in 1967 and a [Juris Doctor](https://www.edgepedia.org/juris-doctor) from the University of California Hastings College of the Law, now UC College of the Law, San Francisco, in 1973.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)</sup>\n\n## Legal career\n\nHaggerty served in the [United States Marine Corps](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-marine-corps) from 1967 to 1970.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)</sup> After completing law school in 1973, he worked as a law clerk and staff attorney for the Metropolitan Public Defender in [Portland, Oregon](https://www.edgepedia.org/portland-oregon), from 1973 to 1977.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)</sup> He then entered private practice in Portland from 1977 to 1988.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)</sup> He served as a judge on the Oregon District Court for Multnomah County from 1989 to 1990, and as a judge on the Oregon Circuit Court for Multnomah County from 1990 to 1993.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)</sup>\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nPresident William J. Clinton nominated Haggerty to the United States District Court for the District of Oregon on November 19, 1993.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)</sup> The Senate confirmed him by voice vote on March 25, 1994, and he received his commission on March 28, 1994.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)</sup> He served as chief judge of the district court from 2002 to 2009.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)</sup> He assumed senior status on August 26, 2009.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)</sup>\n\n## Notable cases\n\nHaggerty authored 111 published opinions for the District of Oregon between 1994 and 2011, according to a count of published opinions in the CourtListener corpus.<sup>[2](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/ancer-haggerty)</sup> His most-cited opinion in that corpus is *Conley v. Crabtree*, which drew 71 inbound citations across the corpus.<sup>[2](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/ancer-haggerty)</sup> Of 117 of his decisions reviewed on the merits by the [United States courts of appeals](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-courts-of-appeals) in the same data, 73 were affirmed, 40 were reversed or vacated, and 4 were affirmed in part and reversed in part; the source notes this is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases it could match, not a complete record.<sup>[2](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/ancer-haggerty)</sup>\n\nA sample of 15 of his signed orders, composed mainly of matters filed from 2007 through 2012, includes employment and other civil-rights disputes, product liability, insurance and interpleader, contract, patent and trademark, and criminal cases.<sup>[3](https://ezel.ai/judges/ord/ancer-l-haggerty)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381616)\n2. [Ancer Lee Haggerty: Judge, District of Oregon](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/ancer-haggerty)\n3. [Ancer L. Haggerty — Rulings & How They Decide](https://ezel.ai/judges/ord/ancer-l-haggerty)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Law and justice › Courts and legal practice › Legal biographies › United States judges › US federal judges › Article III judges (district and appellate) › United States district court judges › Surnames H*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Sep 29, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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