F. A. Little Jr.
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984 and confirmed by voice vote, F. A. Little Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Tulane University Law School in 1961. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1936–2024
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1984
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Tulane 1958 · Tulane Law School 1961
- Succeeded
- Nauman Steele Scott
- Succeeded by
- Dee D. Drell
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Western District of Louisiana succeeded Nauman Steele Scott | Reagan (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
| Tulane University | B.A. | 1958 |
| Tulane University Law School | J.D. | 1961 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Little was assigned 6,371 district-court cases (1983–2006). Median time from filing to termination: 291 days across 6,370 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, Little authored 147 published opinions for the court (1984–2006). Most cited: In Re Diane Self (44 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | In Re Diane Self | 172 F. Supp. 2d 813 | 44 |
| 1997 | Ren-Dan Farms, Inc. v. Monsanto Co. | 952 F. Supp. 370 | 22 |
| 1989 | United States Ex Rel. Pensacola Construction Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance | 705 F. Supp. 306 | 22 |
| 1992 | Roy v. Gravel | 143 B.R. 825 | 18 |
| 1997 | Rogers v. Columbia/HCA of Central Louisiana, Inc. | 971 F. Supp. 229 | 17 |
| 1990 | Mayeux v. Belt | 737 F. Supp. 957 | 16 |
| 1987 | Patterson v. Conoco, Inc. | 670 F. Supp. 182 | 14 |
| 1985 | Sharp v. Elkins | 616 F. Supp. 1561 | 13 |
| 2001 | BMA Financial Services, Inc. v. Guin | 164 F. Supp. 2d 813 | 12 |
| 1993 | Swift Ex Rel. Swift v. Rapides Parish Public School System | 812 F. Supp. 666 | 12 |
| 1991 | Robertson v. Arco Oil and Gas Co. | 766 F. Supp. 535 | 12 |
| 1986 | McCrory v. Rapides Regional Medical Center | 635 F. Supp. 975 | 12 |
| 1997 | Combs v. Corrections Corp. of America | 977 F. Supp. 799 | 11 |
| 2000 | Johnson v. Cottonport Bank | 259 B.R. 125 | 10 |
| 1997 | Cupit v. United States | 964 F. Supp. 1104 | 10 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 147 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 F. A. Little Jr.?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed F. A. Little Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in 1984.
- Was F. A. Little Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- F. A. Little Jr. was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was F. A. Little Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- F. A. Little Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on October 11, 1984. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was F. A. Little Jr. on?
- F. A. Little Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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21 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).