Clarence W. Allgood
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, Clarence W. Allgood was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. He earned a law degree from Birmingham School of Law in 1941. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1902–1991
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1962
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn) 1926 · Birmingham Law 1941
- Succeeded by
- Junius Foy Guin Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Northern District of Alabama | Kennedy (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
| Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University) | B.S. | 1926 |
| Birmingham School of Law | LL.B. | 1941 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Allgood was assigned 1,022 district-court cases (1982–1991). Median time from filing to termination: 238 days across 1,022 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, Allgood authored 19 published opinions for the court (1962–1991). Most cited: United States v. HK Porter Company (50 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | United States v. HK Porter Company | 296 F. Supp. 40 | 50 |
| 1976 | Improve MacHinery Inc. v. Delta Molded Products, Inc. | 416 F. Supp. 938 | 31 |
| 1962 | In Re Garrett | 203 F. Supp. 459 | 23 |
| 1988 | Southtrust Bank of Alabama v. Thomas (In Re Thomas) | 91 B.R. 117 | 21 |
| 1975 | Semco Division, Delwood Furniture Co. v. Williams | 405 F. Supp. 622 | 16 |
| 1970 | Frasier v. Finch | 313 F. Supp. 160 | 13 |
| 1963 | State of Alabama Ex Rel. Flowers v. Robinson | 220 F. Supp. 293 | 11 |
| 1963 | City of Birmingham, Alabama v. Croskey | 217 F. Supp. 947 | 11 |
| 1974 | In Re Murphy | 381 F. Supp. 813 | 8 |
| 1991 | Snap-On Tools Corp. v. Freeman (In Re Freeman) | 124 B.R. 840 | 7 |
| 1978 | In Re Gardner | 455 F. Supp. 327 | 7 |
| 1977 | In Re Vines | 430 F. Supp. 465 | 7 |
| 1989 | Colortyme, Inc. v. Burton (In Re Burton) | 128 B.R. 820 | 6 |
| 1969 | Diorio v. McBride | 306 F. Supp. 528 | 6 |
| 1973 | In Re Murphy | 355 F. Supp. 1235 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 19 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 Clarence W. Allgood?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed Clarence W. Allgood to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in 1962.
- Was Clarence W. Allgood appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Clarence W. Allgood was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Clarence W. Allgood's confirmation vote?
- Clarence W. Allgood was confirmed by voice vote on February 5, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Clarence W. Allgood on?
- Clarence W. Allgood was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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29 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).