David Jackson Davis
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 and confirmed by voice vote, David Jackson Davis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1906. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1878–1938
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Yale Law School 1906
- Succeeded
- William Irwin Grubb
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Northern District of Alabama succeeded William Irwin Grubb | F.D. Roosevelt (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
| Yale Law School | LL.B. | 1906 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Davis authored 5 published opinions for the court (1936–2004). Most cited: Barker v. First Nat. Bank of Birmingham (7 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Barker v. First Nat. Bank of Birmingham | 20 F. Supp. 185 | 7 |
| 2004 | Lawhorn v. Haley | 323 F. Supp. 2d 1158 | 4 |
| 1936 | Lincoln Mills of Alabama v. Davis | 15 F. Supp. 257 | 4 |
| 2004 | Wilcox v. Standard Insurance | 340 F. Supp. 2d 1266 | 2 |
| 2004 | Twilley v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. | 351 F. Supp. 2d 1299 | 0 |
Showing the 5 most-cited of 5 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 David Jackson Davis?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed David Jackson Davis to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in 1936.
- Was David Jackson Davis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- David Jackson Davis was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was David Jackson Davis's confirmation vote?
- David Jackson Davis was confirmed by voice vote on January 22, 1936. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was David Jackson Davis on?
- David Jackson Davis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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2 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).