David Stewart Porter
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 and confirmed by voice vote, David Stewart Porter was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1934. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1909–1989
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Cincinnati 1932 · University of Cincinnati College of Law 1934
- Succeeded by
- S. Arthur Spiegel
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Southern District of Ohio | 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
| University of Cincinnati | A.B. | 1932 |
| University of Cincinnati College of Law | J.D. | 1934 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Porter authored 68 published opinions for the court (1967–1987). Most cited: In Re Baldwin-United Corp. (57 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | In Re Baldwin-United Corp. | 57 B.R. 751 | 57 |
| 1984 | Matter of Baldwin-United Corp. | 43 B.R. 443 | 50 |
| 1975 | Essex House v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. | 404 F. Supp. 978 | 50 |
| 1976 | Laufman v. Oakley Bldg. & Loan Co. | 408 F. Supp. 489 | 40 |
| 1967 | Edward J. Moriarty & Co. v. General Tire & Rubber Co. | 289 F. Supp. 381 | 40 |
| 1979 | Cissell v. First Nat. Bank of Cincinnati | 476 F. Supp. 474 | 39 |
| 1980 | Murray v. Day (In Re Day) | 4 B.R. 750 | 28 |
| 1985 | Baldwin-United Corp. v. Paine Webber Group, Inc. (In Re Baldwin-United Corp.) | 57 B.R. 759 | 25 |
| 1978 | Sutton v. National Distillers Products Co. | 445 F. Supp. 1319 | 25 |
| 1972 | Hodgson v. Hamilton Municipal Court | 349 F. Supp. 1125 | 25 |
| 1983 | First Baptist Church of Glen Este v. State of Ohio | 591 F. Supp. 676 | 22 |
| 1972 | Smith v. Wunker | 356 F. Supp. 44 | 20 |
| 1986 | Shapiro v. Merrill Lynch & Co. | 634 F. Supp. 587 | 18 |
| 1981 | Luther v. Z. Wilson, Inc. | 528 F. Supp. 1166 | 18 |
| 1975 | ARTISAN DEVELOP., DIV. OF KAISER AETNA v. Mountain States Develop. Corp. | 402 F. Supp. 1312 | 18 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 68 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 Stewart Porter?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed David Stewart Porter to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 1966.
- Was David Stewart Porter appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- David Stewart Porter 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 Stewart Porter's confirmation vote?
- David Stewart Porter was confirmed by voice vote on October 20, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was David Stewart Porter on?
- David Stewart Porter was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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22 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).