Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Sr.
Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1924 and confirmed by voice vote, Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Sr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Tulane University Law School in 1906. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1881–1966
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge, 1924
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Tulane Law School 1906
- Succeeded
- George Whitfield Jack
- Succeeded by
- Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Western District of Louisiana succeeded George Whitfield Jack | Coolidge (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
| Tulane University Law School | LL.B. | 1906 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Dawkins authored 64 published opinions for the court (1924–1952). Most cited: Wolfe v. Hurley (29 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Wolfe v. Hurley | 46 F.2d 515 | 29 |
| 1949 | United States v. Brumfield | 85 F. Supp. 696 | 22 |
| 1946 | Love v. Silas Mason Co. | 66 F. Supp. 753 | 18 |
| 1942 | Sirmon v. Cron & Gracey Drilling Corporation | 44 F. Supp. 29 | 18 |
| 1940 | Nabors v. Texas Co. | 32 F. Supp. 91 | 18 |
| 1951 | Bayard v. Traders & General Ins. Co. | 99 F. Supp. 343 | 17 |
| 1943 | Thompson v. Loring Oil Co. | 50 F. Supp. 213 | 17 |
| 1944 | Savage v. Sun Life Assur. Co. of Canada | 57 F. Supp. 620 | 14 |
| 1947 | Skeels v. United States | 72 F. Supp. 372 | 13 |
| 1945 | Rogers v. AMERICAN EMPLOYERS'INS. CO. | 61 F. Supp. 142 | 13 |
| 1932 | Hudson v. Georgia Casualty Co. | 57 F.2d 757 | 13 |
| 1926 | Peart v. Chaze | 13 F.2d 908 | 13 |
| 1952 | Bish v. Employers' Liability Assur. Corp. | 102 F. Supp. 343 | 12 |
| 1945 | United States v. Daulong | 60 F. Supp. 235 | 12 |
| 1941 | Hemler v. Union Producing Co. | 40 F. Supp. 824 | 12 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 64 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 Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Sr.?
- President Calvin Coolidge appointed Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Sr. to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in 1924.
- Was Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Sr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Sr. was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Sr.'s confirmation vote?
- Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Sr. was confirmed by voice vote on May 5, 1924. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Sr. on?
- Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Sr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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42 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).