Claude Feemster Clayton
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967 and confirmed by voice vote, Claude Feemster Clayton was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Mississippi School of Law in 1931. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1909–1969
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1967
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Mississippi Law 1931
- Succeeded by
- Charles Clark
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Northern District of Mississippi succeeded Elijah Allen Cox | Eisenhower (R) | Voice vote |
| 1967 | Fifth Circuit | L.B. Johnson (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
Judicial Record
In our data, Clayton authored 27 published opinions for the court (1959–1968). Most cited: Vaughn v. United States (33 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Vaughn v. United States | 259 F. Supp. 286 | 33 |
| 1964 | In Re McShane's Petition | 235 F. Supp. 262 | 33 |
| 1966 | International Chemical Workers Union v. Planters Manufacturing Co. | 259 F. Supp. 365 | 24 |
| 1966 | Bell v. United States | 265 F. Supp. 311 | 21 |
| 1964 | Nichols v. United States | 236 F. Supp. 260 | 21 |
| 1960 | Fireman's Fund Insurance Company v. McDaniel | 187 F. Supp. 614 | 20 |
| 1962 | Aerial Agricultural Service of Montana, Inc. v. Till | 207 F. Supp. 50 | 17 |
| 1966 | Hobart v. Sohio Petroleum Company | 255 F. Supp. 972 | 16 |
| 1960 | Moody v. McDaniel | 190 F. Supp. 24 | 14 |
| 1964 | Barton v. Barnett | 226 F. Supp. 375 | 13 |
| 1963 | Henry v. Coahoma County Board of Education | 246 F. Supp. 517 | 13 |
| 1966 | Jackson v. Martin | 261 F. Supp. 902 | 12 |
| 1966 | Abbott v. Barrentine Manufacturing Company | 255 F. Supp. 890 | 12 |
| 1959 | C & L Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. v. Kincade | 175 F. Supp. 223 | 12 |
| 1967 | Anderson-Tully Company v. Walls | 266 F. Supp. 804 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 27 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 Claude Feemster Clayton?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Claude Feemster Clayton to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1967.
- Was Claude Feemster Clayton appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Claude Feemster Clayton was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Claude Feemster Clayton's confirmation vote?
- Claude Feemster Clayton was confirmed by voice vote on October 26, 1967. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Claude Feemster Clayton on?
- Claude Feemster Clayton was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
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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1 year on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).