David Dortch Warriner
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1974 and confirmed by voice vote, David Dortch Warriner was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 1957. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1929–1986
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1974
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of North Carolina 1951 · University of Virginia Law 1957
- Succeeded
- Oren Ritter Lewis
- Succeeded by
- Rebecca Beach Smith
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Eastern District of Virginia succeeded Oren Ritter Lewis | Nixon (R) | 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 North Carolina | B.A. | 1951 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | LL.B. | 1957 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Warriner was assigned 82 district-court cases (1981–1986). Median time from filing to termination: 3,407 days across 82 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, Warriner authored 207 published opinions for the court (1974–1986). Most cited: Durkin v. Taylor (100 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Durkin v. Taylor | 444 F. Supp. 879 | 100 |
| 1976 | Tyler v. Weinberger | 409 F. Supp. 776 | 64 |
| 1980 | Picture Lake Campground, Inc. v. Holiday Inns, Inc. | 497 F. Supp. 858 | 53 |
| 1980 | Kelly v. Cooper | 502 F. Supp. 1371 | 49 |
| 1980 | American General Insurance v. Equitable General Corp. | 493 F. Supp. 721 | 46 |
| 1981 | Haynes v. Anderson & Strudwick, Inc. | 508 F. Supp. 1303 | 42 |
| 1985 | Music City Music v. Alfa Foods, Ltd. | 616 F. Supp. 1001 | 41 |
| 1982 | In Re King Elec. Co., Inc. | 19 B.R. 660 | 37 |
| 1980 | Thompson v. Gillen | 491 F. Supp. 24 | 37 |
| 1978 | Wilson v. Volkswagen of America, Inc. | 445 F. Supp. 1368 | 33 |
| 1977 | Friend v. Leidinger | 446 F. Supp. 361 | 33 |
| 1979 | Fralin & Waldron, Inc. v. County of Henrico, Va. | 474 F. Supp. 1315 | 32 |
| 1981 | Snyder v. Titus | 513 F. Supp. 926 | 31 |
| 1983 | Eggleston v. Prince Edward Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc. | 569 F. Supp. 1344 | 28 |
| 1978 | Wood v. Standard Products Co., Inc. | 456 F. Supp. 1098 | 27 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 207 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 Dortch Warriner?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed David Dortch Warriner to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in 1974.
- Was David Dortch Warriner appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- David Dortch Warriner was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was David Dortch Warriner's confirmation vote?
- David Dortch Warriner was confirmed by voice vote on May 16, 1974. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was David Dortch Warriner on?
- David Dortch Warriner was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
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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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).