Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr.
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 and confirmed by voice vote, Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. He earned a law degree from Kansas City School of Law (now University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) in 1928. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1901–2001
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1958
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Kansas City Law (now of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) 1928
- Succeeded
- Arthur Johnson Mellott
- Succeeded by
- Earl Eugene O'Connor
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | District of Kansas succeeded Arthur Johnson Mellott | 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
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Stanley was assigned 23 district-court cases (1991–1992). Median time from filing to termination: 888 days across 23 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, Stanley authored 34 published opinions for the court (1959–1977). Most cited: Rosenberger v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance (22 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Rosenberger v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance | 176 F. Supp. 379 | 22 |
| 1962 | Van Keppel v. United States | 206 F. Supp. 42 | 19 |
| 1973 | Shimabuku v. Britton | 357 F. Supp. 825 | 18 |
| 1961 | Fagan v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company | 200 F. Supp. 142 | 18 |
| 1968 | Levy v. Dillon | 286 F. Supp. 593 | 16 |
| 1971 | Long v. Harris | 332 F. Supp. 262 | 15 |
| 1960 | Rosenberger v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance | 182 F. Supp. 633 | 15 |
| 1961 | In Re O'Dell | 198 F. Supp. 389 | 14 |
| 1962 | In Re Copes | 206 F. Supp. 329 | 12 |
| 1961 | United States v. Jones | 194 F. Supp. 421 | 12 |
| 1967 | Klausen v. Sidney Printing & Publishing Company | 271 F. Supp. 783 | 10 |
| 1960 | Farmers Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Buss | 188 F. Supp. 895 | 10 |
| 1960 | Smart v. Hardware Dealers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. | 181 F. Supp. 575 | 10 |
| 1965 | LeBallister v. Warden, United States Disciplinary Barracks, Leavenworth, Kansas | 247 F. Supp. 349 | 9 |
| 1961 | Burton v. Independent Packinghouse Workers Union | 199 F. Supp. 138 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 34 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 Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr.?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in 1958.
- Was Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr. was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on July 3, 1958. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr. on?
- Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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42 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).