Who appointed Alvin Benjamin Rubin?

President Jimmy Carter appointed Alvin Benjamin Rubin to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1977.

Was Alvin Benjamin Rubin appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Alvin Benjamin Rubin was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Alvin Benjamin Rubin's confirmation vote?

Alvin Benjamin Rubin was confirmed by voice vote on September 16, 1977. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Fifth Circuit / Appointed 1977 / Served to 1991

Alvin Benjamin Rubin

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1977 and confirmed by voice vote, Alvin Benjamin Rubin was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) in 1942. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1920–1991
Appointed by: Jimmy Carter, 1977
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Louisiana State 1941 · Louisiana State Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) 1942
Succeeded: John Minor Wisdom
Succeeded by: Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1966	Eastern District of Louisiana	L.B. Johnson (D)	Voice vote
1977	Fifth Circuit succeeded John Minor Wisdom	Carter (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

Louisiana State University	B.S.	1941
Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center)	LL.B.	1942

Judicial Record

In our data, Rubin authored 194 published opinions for the court (1966–1978). Most cited: Clark v. American Marine Corporation (99 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
1970	Clark v. American Marine Corporation	320 F. Supp. 709	99
1974	Starks v. Orleans Motors, Inc.	372 F. Supp. 928	59
1971	In Re the Complaint of Sincere Navigation Corp.	329 F. Supp. 652	49
1975	Porche v. Gulf Mississippi Marine Corporation	390 F. Supp. 624	48
1967	Standard Brands, Inc. v. Zumpe	264 F. Supp. 254	48
1972	McCurnin v. Kohlmeyer & Co.	340 F. Supp. 1338	45
1976	Gary W. v. State of La.	437 F. Supp. 1209	38
1975	Hamilton v. Canal Barge Company, Inc.	395 F. Supp. 978	36
1971	Richardson v. Hotel Corporation of America	332 F. Supp. 519	36
1968	Glazer v. Glazer	278 F. Supp. 476	35
1977	National Marine Service, Inc. v. Gulf Oil Co.	433 F. Supp. 913	34
1967	Hudspeth v. Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc.	266 F. Supp. 937	33
1969	Clark v. American Marine Corporation	304 F. Supp. 603	32
1974	United States v. McDaniels	379 F. Supp. 1243	31
1973	Healy v. Edwards	363 F. Supp. 1110	30

Showing the 15 most-cited of 194 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 Alvin Benjamin Rubin?: President Jimmy Carter appointed Alvin Benjamin Rubin to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1977.
Was Alvin Benjamin Rubin appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Alvin Benjamin Rubin was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Alvin Benjamin Rubin's confirmation vote?: Alvin Benjamin Rubin was confirmed by voice vote on September 16, 1977. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Alvin Benjamin Rubin on?: Alvin Benjamin Rubin was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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13 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).