Frederick Alvin Daugherty
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, Frederick Alvin Daugherty was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. He earned a law degree from Cumberland School of Law in 1933. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma and U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1914–2006
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1962
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Cumberland Law 1933
- Succeeded by
- David Lynn Russell
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Eastern District of Oklahoma | Kennedy (D) | Voice vote |
| 1962 | Northern District of Oklahoma | Kennedy (D) | Voice vote |
| 1962 | Western District of Oklahoma | 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. | 1933 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Daugherty was assigned 271 district-court cases (1988–1996). Median time from filing to termination: 218 days across 271 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, Daugherty authored 366 published opinions for the court (1963–1988). Most cited: McMillin v. First National Bank & Trust Co. (49 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | McMillin v. First National Bank & Trust Co. | 407 F. Supp. 799 | 49 |
| 1972 | Dynalectron Corporation v. Jack Richards Aircraft Co. | 337 F. Supp. 659 | 41 |
| 1977 | Coyle v. Hughs | 436 F. Supp. 591 | 37 |
| 1975 | United States v. Hall | 424 F. Supp. 508 | 33 |
| 1972 | Battle v. Lawson | 352 F. Supp. 156 | 33 |
| 1967 | Texas Oil and Gas Corp. v. Phillips Petroleum Co. | 277 F. Supp. 366 | 29 |
| 1975 | Knudson v. Weeks | 394 F. Supp. 963 | 27 |
| 1976 | Darby v. Atkinson | 415 F. Supp. 33 | 24 |
| 1972 | Home Indemnity Company v. Lively | 353 F. Supp. 1191 | 22 |
| 1976 | Harbert v. Rapp | 415 F. Supp. 83 | 20 |
| 1975 | Ellsworth Bottling Co. v. United States | 408 F. Supp. 280 | 19 |
| 1966 | Palmer v. Stokely | 255 F. Supp. 674 | 19 |
| 1982 | Wroblewski v. Brucher | 550 F. Supp. 742 | 18 |
| 1981 | Gay & Taylor, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance | 550 F. Supp. 710 | 18 |
| 1978 | McCurtain County Production Corp. v. Cowett | 482 F. Supp. 809 | 18 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 366 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 Frederick Alvin Daugherty?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed Frederick Alvin Daugherty to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma in 1962.
- Was Frederick Alvin Daugherty appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Frederick Alvin Daugherty was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Frederick Alvin Daugherty's confirmation vote?
- Frederick Alvin Daugherty was confirmed by voice vote on February 7, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Frederick Alvin Daugherty on?
- Frederick Alvin Daugherty was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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44 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).