Albert Alphonso Ridge
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and confirmed by voice vote, Albert Alphonso Ridge was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1898–1967
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1961
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Archibald K. Gardner
- Succeeded by
- Floyd Robert Gibson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Western District of Missouri succeeded Merrill E. Otis | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
| 1961 | Eighth Circuit succeeded Archibald K. Gardner | Kennedy (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
| Read law | 1923 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Ridge authored 72 published opinions for the court (1945–1961). Most cited: Ellerman v. Flemming (59 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Ellerman v. Flemming | 188 F. Supp. 521 | 59 |
| 1955 | Thurston v. Hobby | 133 F. Supp. 205 | 50 |
| 1953 | Electric Theater Co. v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. | 113 F. Supp. 937 | 38 |
| 1949 | United States v. Greater Kansas City Retail Coal Merchants' Ass'n | 85 F. Supp. 503 | 35 |
| 1955 | Mahony v. Witt Ice and Gas Company | 131 F. Supp. 564 | 32 |
| 1951 | Higgins v. McGrath | 98 F. Supp. 670 | 29 |
| 1955 | United States v. Maxwell | 137 F. Supp. 298 | 26 |
| 1952 | Hutchins v. Priddy | 103 F. Supp. 601 | 24 |
| 1953 | Mid-Central Fish Co. v. United States | 112 F. Supp. 792 | 23 |
| 1951 | Wilson v. Kansas City Southern Ry. Co. | 101 F. Supp. 56 | 23 |
| 1952 | Williams v. Kansas City, Mo. | 104 F. Supp. 848 | 22 |
| 1961 | Wieter v. Settle | 193 F. Supp. 318 | 21 |
| 1960 | United States v. Jones | 182 F. Supp. 146 | 19 |
| 1954 | Barnes v. Parker | 126 F. Supp. 649 | 17 |
| 1953 | Harzfeld's, Inc. v. Otis Elevator Co. | 114 F. Supp. 480 | 16 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 72 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 Albert Alphonso Ridge?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed Albert Alphonso Ridge to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in 1961.
- Was Albert Alphonso Ridge appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Albert Alphonso Ridge was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Albert Alphonso Ridge's confirmation vote?
- Albert Alphonso Ridge was confirmed by voice vote on June 14, 1961. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Albert Alphonso Ridge on?
- Albert Alphonso Ridge was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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5 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).