Caleb Rodney Layton III
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957 and confirmed by voice vote, Caleb Rodney Layton III was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1907–1988
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Princeton 1930
- Succeeded
- Richard Seymour Rodney
- Succeeded by
- James Levin Latchum
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | District of Delaware succeeded Richard Seymour Rodney | 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
In our data, Layton authored 58 published opinions for the court (1957–1978). Most cited: United States v. Perillo (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | United States v. Perillo | 333 F. Supp. 914 | 35 |
| 1968 | United States v. Moderacki | 280 F. Supp. 633 | 35 |
| 1978 | D'ANGELO v. United States | 456 F. Supp. 127 | 29 |
| 1962 | United States v. Tate | 209 F. Supp. 762 | 29 |
| 1964 | Smith-Johnson Steamship Corporation v. United States | 231 F. Supp. 184 | 26 |
| 1962 | Noel v. United Aircraft Corp. | 204 F. Supp. 929 | 23 |
| 1958 | Nocona Leather Goods Co. v. A. G. Spalding & Bros. | 159 F. Supp. 269 | 22 |
| 1970 | La Chemise Lacoste v. Alligator Company | 313 F. Supp. 915 | 21 |
| 1974 | Yorden v. Flaste | 374 F. Supp. 516 | 20 |
| 1960 | Davis v. Brooks Transportation Company | 186 F. Supp. 366 | 20 |
| 1962 | United States v. Pepe | 209 F. Supp. 592 | 19 |
| 1959 | Petition of Oskar Tiedemann and Company | 179 F. Supp. 227 | 19 |
| 1976 | Chrysler Corp. v. Schlesinger | 412 F. Supp. 171 | 18 |
| 1964 | Petition of Oskar Tiedemann and Company | 236 F. Supp. 895 | 15 |
| 1963 | Noel v. United Aircraft Corporation | 219 F. Supp. 556 | 15 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 58 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 Caleb Rodney Layton III?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Caleb Rodney Layton III to the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware in 1957.
- Was Caleb Rodney Layton III appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Caleb Rodney Layton III was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Caleb Rodney Layton III's confirmation vote?
- Caleb Rodney Layton III was confirmed by voice vote on April 16, 1957. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Caleb Rodney Layton III on?
- Caleb Rodney Layton III was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: National Photo Company Collection (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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31 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).