Who appointed Fred James Cassibry?

President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Fred James Cassibry to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1966.

Was Fred James Cassibry appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Fred James Cassibry was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Fred James Cassibry's confirmation vote?

Fred James Cassibry was confirmed by voice vote on October 20, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eastern District of Louisiana / Appointed 1966 / Served to 1987

Fred James Cassibry

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

Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 and confirmed by voice vote, Fred James Cassibry was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Tulane University Law School in 1943. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1918–1996
Appointed by: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Tulane 1941 · Tulane Law School 1943
Succeeded by: Marcel Livaudais Jr.

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1966	Eastern District of Louisiana	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

Tulane University	B.A.	1941
Tulane University Law School	LL.B.	1943

Judicial Record

In our data, Cassibry authored 127 published opinions for the court (1967–1985). Most cited: U. S. Ex Rel. Lombardino v. Heyd (62 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1970	U. S. Ex Rel. Lombardino v. Heyd	318 F. Supp. 648	62
1969	United States v. Poole	307 F. Supp. 1185	49
1985	Silver v. Nelson	610 F. Supp. 505	37
1978	Todd Shipyards Corp. v. Turbine Service, Inc.	467 F. Supp. 1257	36
1971	Sapenter v. Dreyco, Incorporated	326 F. Supp. 871	30
1972	International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. City of New Orleans Ex Rel. Landrieu	347 F. Supp. 945	23
1980	Marsh Investment Corp. v. Langford	494 F. Supp. 344	22
1980	Marsh Investment Corp. v. Langford	490 F. Supp. 1320	21
1978	Cormier v. Williams/Sedco/Horn Constructors	460 F. Supp. 1010	20
1982	Bayou Des Familles Development Corp. v. United States Corp.	541 F. Supp. 1025	19
1981	Zekic v. Reading & Bates Drilling Co.	536 F. Supp. 23	19
1980	Schwegmann Bros. Giant Super Markets, Inc. v. Pharmacy Reports, Inc.	486 F. Supp. 606	19
1978	Robinson v. Plimsoll Marine, Inc.	460 F. Supp. 949	18
1967	Jones Towing, Inc. v. United States	277 F. Supp. 839	18
1979	Holden v. Placid Oil Co.	473 F. Supp. 1097	17

Showing the 15 most-cited of 127 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 Fred James Cassibry?: President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Fred James Cassibry to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1966.
Was Fred James Cassibry appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Fred James Cassibry was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Fred James Cassibry's confirmation vote?: Fred James Cassibry was confirmed by voice vote on October 20, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Fred James Cassibry on?: Fred James Cassibry was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Sources

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20 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).