Cale James Holder
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954 and confirmed by voice vote, Cale James Holder was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. He earned a law degree from Benjamin Harrison Law School (now Indiana University McKinney School of Law) in 1934. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1912–1983
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Benjamin Harrison Law School (now Indiana McKinney Law) 1934
- Succeeded by
- Sarah Evans Barker
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Southern District of Indiana | 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
| Benjamin Harrison Law School (now Indiana University McKinney School of Law) | LL.B. | 1934 |
| Indiana Law School (now Indiana University McKinney School of Law) | J.D. | 1938 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Holder was assigned 2,005 district-court cases (1976–1983). Median time from filing to termination: 145 days across 2,005 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, Holder authored 18 published opinions for the court (1958–1982). Most cited: Withers v. Sterling Drug, Inc. (35 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Withers v. Sterling Drug, Inc. | 319 F. Supp. 878 | 35 |
| 1959 | Sanders v. Birthright | 172 F. Supp. 895 | 20 |
| 1976 | McArthur v. United States Board of Parole | 434 F. Supp. 163 | 15 |
| 1958 | Morgan Drive Away, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters of America | 166 F. Supp. 885 | 14 |
| 1958 | Sandidge v. Rogers | 167 F. Supp. 553 | 13 |
| 1958 | Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. v. United States | 159 F. Supp. 253 | 12 |
| 1981 | Gunn v. Dow Chemical Co. | 522 F. Supp. 1172 | 11 |
| 1967 | Iles v. Ellis | 264 F. Supp. 185 | 10 |
| 1958 | In Re Webb | 160 F. Supp. 544 | 10 |
| 1970 | United States v. Gross | 313 F. Supp. 1330 | 6 |
| 1958 | Merchandise Warehouse Co. v. A. B. C. Freight Forwarding Corp. | 165 F. Supp. 67 | 6 |
| 1979 | City Investing Co., GDV, Inc. v. Simcox | 476 F. Supp. 112 | 5 |
| 1962 | Hulman Foundation, Inc. v. United States | 217 F. Supp. 423 | 5 |
| 1982 | Estate of Curry v. United States | 549 F. Supp. 47 | 4 |
| 1966 | Westward Coach Manufacturing Co. v. Ford Motor Co. | 258 F. Supp. 67 | 4 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 18 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 Cale James Holder?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Cale James Holder to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana in 1954.
- Was Cale James Holder appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Cale James Holder was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Cale James Holder's confirmation vote?
- Cale James Holder was confirmed by voice vote on August 6, 1954. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Cale James Holder on?
- Cale James Holder was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
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
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29 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).