David William Dyer
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 and confirmed by voice vote, David William Dyer was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He earned a law degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1933. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1910–1998
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Stetson College of Law 1933
- Succeeded by
- Warren Leroy Jones
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Southern District of Florida | Kennedy (D) | Voice vote |
| 1966 | Fifth Circuit succeeded Warren Leroy Jones | L.B. Johnson (D) | Voice vote |
| 1981 | Eleventh Circuit | Reassigned | – |
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
| Stetson University College of Law | LL.B. | 1933 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Dyer authored 6 published opinions for the court (1963–1989). Most cited: In Re Read's Petition (29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | In Re Read's Petition | 224 F. Supp. 241 | 29 |
| 1966 | Key West Hand Print Fabrics, Inc. v. Serbin, Inc. | 269 F. Supp. 605 | 22 |
| 1965 | Azalea Meats, Inc. v. Muscat | 246 F. Supp. 780 | 10 |
| 1989 | Ray v. United States Dept. of Justice | 725 F. Supp. 502 | 4 |
| 1965 | Key West Hand Print Fabrics, Inc. v. Serbin, Inc. | 244 F. Supp. 287 | 4 |
| 1966 | Carlton v. United States | 255 F. Supp. 812 | 1 |
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Questions & answers
- Who appointed David William Dyer?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed David William Dyer to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1966.
- Was David William Dyer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- David William Dyer was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was David William Dyer's confirmation vote?
- David William Dyer was confirmed by voice vote on August 25, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was David William Dyer on?
- David William Dyer was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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16 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).