Falcon Black Hawkins Jr.
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Falcon Black Hawkins Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. He earned a law degree from University of South Carolina School of Law in 1963. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1927–2005
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- The Citadel 1958 · University of South Carolina Law 1963
- Succeeded by
- Cameron McGowan Currie
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | District of South Carolina | Carter (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
| The Citadel | B.S. | 1958 |
| University of South Carolina School of Law | J.D. | 1963 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hawkins was assigned 1,498 district-court cases (1984–2002). Median time from filing to termination: 287 days across 1,497 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, Hawkins authored 70 published opinions for the court (1980–2001). Most cited: Mizell v. Eli Lilly & Co. (39 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Mizell v. Eli Lilly & Co. | 526 F. Supp. 589 | 39 |
| 1991 | Bryant v. Food Lion, Inc. | 774 F. Supp. 1484 | 24 |
| 1992 | Long v. Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., Inc. | 783 F. Supp. 249 | 23 |
| 1981 | Allen v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Md. | 515 F. Supp. 1185 | 20 |
| 1993 | South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp. | 826 F. Supp. 1549 | 19 |
| 1983 | Courtney v. Remler | 566 F. Supp. 1225 | 19 |
| 1981 | United States v. Manbeck | 514 F. Supp. 141 | 19 |
| 1980 | Brown v. Porcher | 502 F. Supp. 946 | 18 |
| 2000 | Bryant v. Food Lion, Inc. | 100 F. Supp. 2d 346 | 17 |
| 1988 | Nettles v. Techplan Corp. | 704 F. Supp. 95 | 16 |
| 1985 | Satterfield v. Lockheed Missiles & Space Co., Inc. | 617 F. Supp. 1359 | 15 |
| 2001 | Hyman v. Ford Motor Co. | 142 F. Supp. 2d 735 | 14 |
| 1999 | Jimenez Ex Rel. Estate of Jimenez v. Chrysler Corp. | 74 F. Supp. 2d 548 | 14 |
| 1982 | Midland Insurance v. Delta Lines, Inc. | 530 F. Supp. 190 | 14 |
| 1984 | Garner v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc. | 585 F. Supp. 189 | 13 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 70 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 Falcon Black Hawkins Jr.?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Falcon Black Hawkins Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina in 1979.
- Was Falcon Black Hawkins Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Falcon Black Hawkins Jr. was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Falcon Black Hawkins Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Falcon Black Hawkins Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on September 25, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Falcon Black Hawkins Jr. on?
- Falcon Black Hawkins Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.
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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25 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).