Billy Roy Wilson
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1993 and confirmed by voice vote, Billy Roy Wilson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. He earned a law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1965. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1939–2025
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1993
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Hendrix College 1962 · Vanderbilt Law School 1965
- Succeeded
- Garnett Thomas Eisele
- Succeeded by
- Denzil Price Marshall Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Eastern District of Arkansas succeeded Garnett Thomas Eisele | Clinton (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
| Hendrix College | B.A. | 1962 |
| Vanderbilt University Law School | J.D. | 1965 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Wilson was assigned 12,090 district-court cases (1987–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 547 days across 12,083 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.
On appeal
Of 611 of Wilson’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 551 were affirmed, 41 reversed or vacated, and 19 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Wilson authored 64 published opinions for the court (1993–2011). Most cited: Jones Truck Lines, Inc. v. AFCO Steel, Inc. (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Jones Truck Lines, Inc. v. AFCO Steel, Inc. | 849 F. Supp. 1296 | 29 |
| 1996 | Martin v. Cox | 213 B.R. 571 | 25 |
| 1994 | Little Rock Family Planning Services, P.A. v. Dalton | 860 F. Supp. 609 | 18 |
| 2000 | Stevenson v. Union Pacific Railroad | 110 F. Supp. 2d 1086 | 10 |
| 1994 | Conway School District v. Wilhoit | 854 F. Supp. 1430 | 9 |
| 2007 | INFOMATH, INC. v. University of Arkansas | 633 F. Supp. 2d 674 | 8 |
| 1997 | Russell v. Burris | 978 F. Supp. 1211 | 8 |
| 1997 | In Re Independent Counsel Starr | 986 F. Supp. 1144 | 8 |
| 1994 | Ferrell v. Yarberry | 848 F. Supp. 121 | 6 |
| 2010 | In Re Prempro Products Liability Litigation | 738 F. Supp. 2d 887 | 5 |
| 2010 | United States v. Swift | 720 F. Supp. 2d 1048 | 5 |
| 2008 | Independence County v. Pfizer, Inc. | 534 F. Supp. 2d 882 | 5 |
| 2000 | Meredith v. Buchman | 101 F. Supp. 2d 764 | 5 |
| 1996 | Newton County Wildlife Ass'n v. Rogers | 948 F. Supp. 50 | 5 |
| 2003 | Smith v. Duke | 296 F. Supp. 2d 965 | 4 |
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 Billy Roy Wilson?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Billy Roy Wilson to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas in 1993.
- Was Billy Roy Wilson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Billy Roy Wilson was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Billy Roy Wilson's confirmation vote?
- Billy Roy Wilson was confirmed by voice vote on September 30, 1993. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Billy Roy Wilson on?
- Billy Roy Wilson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
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
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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32 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).