A. J. McNamara
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1982 and confirmed by voice vote, A. J. McNamara was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law in 1968. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1936–2014
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1982
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Louisiana State 1959 · Loyola New Orleans Law 1968
- Succeeded
- Edward James Boyle Sr.
- Succeeded by
- Jay C. Zainey
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Eastern District of Louisiana succeeded Edward James Boyle Sr. | Reagan (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, McNamara was assigned 4,815 district-court cases (1974–2011). Median time from filing to termination: 214 days across 4,814 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 34 of McNamara’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 28 were affirmed, 4 reversed or vacated, and 2 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, McNamara authored 47 published opinions for the court (1982–2007). Most cited: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. v. 118 Acres of Land (21 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. v. 118 Acres of Land | 745 F. Supp. 366 | 21 |
| 1994 | Oldendorf v. Buckman | 173 B.R. 99 | 17 |
| 1982 | Grove v. Dixie Carriers, Inc. | 553 F. Supp. 777 | 16 |
| 1987 | Jackson Court Condominiums, Inc. v. City of New Orleans | 665 F. Supp. 1235 | 15 |
| 1983 | Champagne v. United States | 573 F. Supp. 488 | 15 |
| 1983 | United States v. One (1) 254 Ft. Freighter, M/V Andoria | 570 F. Supp. 413 | 14 |
| 1995 | Booty v. Shoney's, Inc. | 872 F. Supp. 1524 | 13 |
| 1994 | Boggs v. Boggs | 849 F. Supp. 462 | 10 |
| 1988 | Federal Savings & Loan Insurance v. Ziegler | 680 F. Supp. 235 | 10 |
| 1986 | State Ex Rel. Guste v. Lee | 635 F. Supp. 1107 | 10 |
| 1990 | Junior Money Bags, Ltd. v. Segal | 798 F. Supp. 375 | 8 |
| 1999 | Petticrew v. ABB Lummus Global, Inc. | 53 F. Supp. 2d 864 | 7 |
| 1992 | Parcel Tankers, Inc. v. M/T Stolt Luisa Pando | 787 F. Supp. 614 | 7 |
| 1984 | Respess v. United States | 586 F. Supp. 861 | 7 |
| 1994 | United States v. Nhu Minh Truong | 860 F. Supp. 1137 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 47 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed A. J. McNamara?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed A. J. McNamara to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1982.
- Was A. J. McNamara appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- A. J. McNamara was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was A. J. McNamara's confirmation vote?
- A. J. McNamara was confirmed by voice vote on June 18, 1982. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was A. J. McNamara on?
- A. J. McNamara was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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32 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).