Frank Gray Jr.
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, Frank Gray Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. He earned a law degree from Cumberland School of Law in 1928. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1908–1978
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1962
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Cumberland Law 1928
- Succeeded by
- Thomas Anderton Wiseman Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Middle District of Tennessee | 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
| Cumberland School of Law | LL.B. | 1928 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Gray authored 26 published opinions for the court (1962–1977). Most cited: Hall v. Werthan Bag Corporation (82 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Hall v. Werthan Bag Corporation | 251 F. Supp. 184 | 82 |
| 1968 | Sanders v. Ellington | 288 F. Supp. 937 | 32 |
| 1968 | Kroger Company v. Adkins Transfer Company | 284 F. Supp. 371 | 22 |
| 1962 | Evans-Hailey Company v. Crane Company | 207 F. Supp. 193 | 22 |
| 1972 | Geier v. Dunn | 337 F. Supp. 573 | 17 |
| 1975 | Tennessean Newspaper, Inc. v. Levi | 403 F. Supp. 1318 | 16 |
| 1977 | Geier v. Blanton | 427 F. Supp. 644 | 14 |
| 1963 | Smith v. Insurance Company of North America | 213 F. Supp. 675 | 14 |
| 1964 | Killebrew v. United States | 234 F. Supp. 481 | 12 |
| 1976 | L. O. C. Industries, Inc. v. United States | 423 F. Supp. 265 | 11 |
| 1973 | Kelley v. Metropolitan County Board of Education, Tenn. | 372 F. Supp. 528 | 11 |
| 1972 | Holt v. Shelton | 341 F. Supp. 821 | 10 |
| 1968 | Union Carbide Corp. v. Dunn Bros. General Contractors, Inc. | 294 F. Supp. 704 | 10 |
| 1973 | United States v. Carney | 356 F. Supp. 855 | 9 |
| 1968 | In Re Vaughn | 283 F. Supp. 730 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 26 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 Gray Jr.?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed Frank Gray Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee in 1962.
- Was Frank Gray Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Frank Gray Jr. 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 Gray Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Frank Gray Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on February 7, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Frank Gray Jr. on?
- Frank Gray Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United State Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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16 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).