Adrian Joseph Caillouet
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 and confirmed by voice vote, Adrian Joseph Caillouet was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1883–1946
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- St. Mary's College, Kentucky 1902
- Succeeded by
- Herbert William Christenberry
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Eastern District of Louisiana | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | 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
| St. Mary's College, Kentucky | A.B. | 1902 |
| Read law | 1913 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Caillouet authored 18 published opinions for the court (1940–1946). Most cited: Pacific Fire Ins. Co. v. Reiner (19 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Pacific Fire Ins. Co. v. Reiner | 45 F. Supp. 703 | 19 |
| 1940 | Tatum v. Acadian Production Corporation | 35 F. Supp. 40 | 16 |
| 1941 | Wheat v. White | 38 F. Supp. 796 | 14 |
| 1941 | Tiedemann v. the Signe | 37 F. Supp. 819 | 14 |
| 1942 | Bulot v. Freeport Sulphur Co. | 45 F. Supp. 380 | 12 |
| 1944 | The Margaret Lykes | 57 F. Supp. 466 | 10 |
| 1940 | United States v. Classic | 35 F. Supp. 457 | 10 |
| 1942 | Merrigan v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. | 43 F. Supp. 209 | 9 |
| 1944 | Walling v. New Orleans Private Patrol Service, Inc. | 57 F. Supp. 143 | 7 |
| 1940 | Anderson v. Standard Accident Ins. Co. | 36 F. Supp. 7 | 7 |
| 1940 | Gillson v. Vendome Petroleum Corporation | 35 F. Supp. 815 | 7 |
| 1940 | Mengel Co. v. Inland Waterways Corporation | 34 F. Supp. 685 | 6 |
| 1943 | Harrison v. Grandison Co. | 51 F. Supp. 768 | 5 |
| 1945 | The Aurora | 64 F. Supp. 502 | 3 |
| 1942 | United States v. Leche | 44 F. Supp. 765 | 3 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 18 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 Adrian Joseph Caillouet?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Adrian Joseph Caillouet to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1940.
- Was Adrian Joseph Caillouet appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Adrian Joseph Caillouet was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Adrian Joseph Caillouet's confirmation vote?
- Adrian Joseph Caillouet was confirmed by voice vote on April 9, 1940. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Adrian Joseph Caillouet on?
- Adrian Joseph Caillouet 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
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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6 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).