Alex T. Howard Jr.
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 and confirmed by voice vote, Alex T. Howard Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. He earned a law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1950. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1924–2011
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1986
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Vanderbilt Law School 1950
- Succeeded by
- Callie V. Granade
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Southern District of Alabama | 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
| Vanderbilt University Law School | LL.B. | 1950 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Howard was assigned 1,930 district-court cases (1985–2001). Median time from filing to termination: 231 days across 1,922 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.
In our data, Howard authored 42 published opinions for the court (1987–2001). Most cited: Mixon v. United States (27 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Mixon v. United States | 926 F. Supp. 178 | 27 |
| 1990 | Marion Corp. v. Lloyds Bank, PLC | 738 F. Supp. 1377 | 21 |
| 1992 | Beal v. Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance | 798 F. Supp. 673 | 19 |
| 1991 | Poarch Band of Creek Indians v. State of Ala. | 776 F. Supp. 550 | 19 |
| 1996 | Naef v. Masonite Corp. | 923 F. Supp. 1504 | 15 |
| 1992 | Craig v. Selma City School Board | 801 F. Supp. 585 | 13 |
| 1992 | Park Center Inc. v. Champion International Corp. | 804 F. Supp. 294 | 12 |
| 1990 | Thomas v. Jones | 742 F. Supp. 598 | 12 |
| 1996 | Madison v. BP Oil Co. | 928 F. Supp. 1132 | 9 |
| 1992 | Poarch Band of Creek Indians v. State of Ala. | 784 F. Supp. 1549 | 9 |
| 1988 | United States v. Diaz | 685 F. Supp. 1213 | 8 |
| 1987 | Estate of Jackson v. Phillips Petroleum Co. | 676 F. Supp. 1142 | 8 |
| 1991 | Horn v. Effort Shipping Co., Ltd. | 777 F. Supp. 927 | 7 |
| 1988 | Mobile, Alabama-Pensacola, Florida Building & Construction Trades Council v. Daugherty | 684 F. Supp. 270 | 7 |
| 1990 | In Re Salisbury | 123 B.R. 913 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 42 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 Alex T. Howard Jr.?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Alex T. Howard Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama in 1986.
- Was Alex T. Howard Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Alex T. Howard Jr. was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Alex T. Howard Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Alex T. Howard Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on October 8, 1986. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Alex T. Howard Jr. on?
- Alex T. Howard Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).