Algernon Lee Butler
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959 and confirmed by voice vote, Algernon Lee Butler was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1905–1978
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Donnell Gilliam
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Eastern District of North Carolina succeeded Donnell Gilliam | Eisenhower (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
| University of North Carolina School of Law | ||
| Read law | 1928 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Butler authored 27 published opinions for the court (1960–1977). Most cited: Keenan v. Board of Law Examiners of State of NC (74 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Keenan v. Board of Law Examiners of State of NC | 317 F. Supp. 1350 | 74 |
| 1973 | Lanier v. Williams | 361 F. Supp. 944 | 34 |
| 1971 | Parker v. Bounds | 329 F. Supp. 1400 | 25 |
| 1967 | Coppedge v. Franklin County Board of Education | 273 F. Supp. 289 | 22 |
| 1972 | Mott v. Dail | 337 F. Supp. 731 | 18 |
| 1977 | United States v. Atkinson | 429 F. Supp. 880 | 17 |
| 1972 | Yahr v. Resor | 339 F. Supp. 964 | 16 |
| 1969 | Torrance v. Henry | 304 F. Supp. 725 | 15 |
| 1970 | Turner v. Warren County Board of Education | 313 F. Supp. 380 | 14 |
| 1967 | Gainey v. Turner | 266 F. Supp. 95 | 14 |
| 1974 | International Longshoremen's Ass'n v. North Carolina State Ports Authority | 370 F. Supp. 33 | 12 |
| 1964 | First National Bank of Smithfield v. First National Bank of Eastern North Carolina | 232 F. Supp. 725 | 12 |
| 1960 | United States v. Ayscue | 187 F. Supp. 946 | 11 |
| 1973 | Bradford v. Weinstein | 357 F. Supp. 1127 | 9 |
| 1961 | Davis v. State of North Carolina | 196 F. Supp. 488 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 27 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 Algernon Lee Butler?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Algernon Lee Butler to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina in 1959.
- Was Algernon Lee Butler appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Algernon Lee Butler was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Algernon Lee Butler's confirmation vote?
- Algernon Lee Butler was confirmed by voice vote on August 28, 1959. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Algernon Lee Butler on?
- Algernon Lee Butler was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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19 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).