Edward James Boyle Sr.
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 and confirmed by voice vote, Edward James Boyle Sr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law in 1935. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1913–2002
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Loyola New Orleans Law 1935
- Succeeded
- Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr.
- Succeeded by
- A. J. McNamara
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Eastern District of Louisiana succeeded Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr. | 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, Boyle authored 54 published opinions for the court (1967–1994). Most cited: Gerasta v. Hibernia National Bank (43 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Gerasta v. Hibernia National Bank | 411 F. Supp. 176 | 43 |
| 1976 | Chambliss v. Foote | 421 F. Supp. 12 | 38 |
| 1972 | Lemar Towing Co., Inc. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. | 352 F. Supp. 652 | 28 |
| 1979 | Seoane v. Ortho Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 472 F. Supp. 468 | 27 |
| 1975 | Gulf Oil Corp. v. Mobile Drilling Barge or Vessel | 441 F. Supp. 1 | 27 |
| 1978 | Towry v. United States | 459 F. Supp. 101 | 24 |
| 1976 | Moity v. Louisiana State Bar Ass'n | 414 F. Supp. 180 | 24 |
| 1974 | Simmons v. American Budget Plan, Inc. | 386 F. Supp. 194 | 23 |
| 1977 | Waldo v. Lakeshore Estates, Inc. | 433 F. Supp. 782 | 22 |
| 1976 | Gillard v. Aetna Finance Co., Inc. | 414 F. Supp. 737 | 20 |
| 1978 | Smith v. ABC Rental Systems of New Orleans, Inc. | 491 F. Supp. 127 | 17 |
| 1968 | Stewart v. Waterman Steamship Corporation | 288 F. Supp. 629 | 17 |
| 1976 | Holifield v. Cities Service Tanker Corp. | 421 F. Supp. 131 | 16 |
| 1978 | Childress v. Continental Casualty Co. | 461 F. Supp. 704 | 14 |
| 1970 | Cookmeyer v. Louisiana Department of Highways | 309 F. Supp. 881 | 14 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 54 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 Edward James Boyle Sr.?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Edward James Boyle Sr. to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1966.
- Was Edward James Boyle Sr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Edward James Boyle Sr. was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Edward James Boyle Sr.'s confirmation vote?
- Edward James Boyle Sr. was confirmed by voice vote on October 20, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Edward James Boyle Sr. on?
- Edward James Boyle Sr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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35 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).