Who appointed Frank Burton Ellis?

President John F. Kennedy appointed Frank Burton Ellis to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1962.

Was Frank Burton Ellis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Frank Burton Ellis was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Frank Burton Ellis's confirmation vote?

Frank Burton Ellis was confirmed by voice vote on April 3, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eastern District of Louisiana / Appointed 1962 / Served to 1969

Frank Burton Ellis

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, Frank Burton Ellis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) in 1929. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1907–1969
Appointed by: John F. Kennedy, 1962
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Louisiana State Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) 1929
Succeeded: James Skelly Wright
Succeeded by: Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1962	Eastern District of Louisiana succeeded James Skelly Wright	Kennedy (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

Gulf Coast Military Academy
Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center)	LL.B.	1929

Judicial Record

In our data, Ellis authored 33 published opinions for the court (1962–1966). Most cited: In Re Independent Towing Company (22 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1965	In Re Independent Towing Company	242 F. Supp. 950	22
1963	Sims v. Marine Catering Service, Inc.	217 F. Supp. 511	22
1966	Alcoa Steamship Company v. Charles Ferran & Company	251 F. Supp. 823	17
1963	Caracci v. Brother International Sewing MacHine Corp. of Louisiana	222 F. Supp. 769	16
1965	United States v. Continental Casualty Co.	245 F. Supp. 871	15
1964	Williams v. Humble Oil & Refining Company	234 F. Supp. 985	14
1966	Robertson v. Johnston	249 F. Supp. 618	13
1964	Sansone v. Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corp.	228 F. Supp. 554	13
1965	Perez v. Rhiddlehoover	247 F. Supp. 65	11
1963	Stewart v. S.S. Richmond	214 F. Supp. 135	11
1965	Roy v. M/V KATERI TEK	238 F. Supp. 813	10
1965	United States v. New Orleans Chapter, Associated General Contractors of America, Inc.	238 F. Supp. 273	10
1964	Gilmore v. Southern Railway Company	229 F. Supp. 198	10
1962	Guillory v. Administrators of the Tulane University of Louisiana	212 F. Supp. 674	10
1963	Wirtz v. Thompson Packers, Inc.	224 F. Supp. 960	9

Showing the 15 most-cited of 33 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 Frank Burton Ellis?: President John F. Kennedy appointed Frank Burton Ellis to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1962.
Was Frank Burton Ellis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Frank Burton Ellis was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Frank Burton Ellis's confirmation vote?: Frank Burton Ellis was confirmed by voice vote on April 3, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Frank Burton Ellis on?: Frank Burton Ellis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

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7 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).