Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 and confirmed by voice vote, Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe 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 1949. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1922–2014
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Tulane 1943 · Tulane Law School 1949
- Succeeded
- Frank Burton Ellis
- Succeeded by
- Okla Jones II
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Eastern District of Louisiana succeeded Frank Burton Ellis | 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. | 1943 |
| Tulane University Law School | LL.B. | 1949 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Heebe was assigned 986 district-court cases (1979–1996). Median time from filing to termination: 273 days across 986 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, Heebe authored 93 published opinions for the court (1966–1994). Most cited: United States v. Local 189, United Papermakers & Paperworkers (48 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | United States v. Local 189, United Papermakers & Paperworkers | 282 F. Supp. 39 | 48 |
| 1970 | United States v. Anzelmo | 319 F. Supp. 1106 | 44 |
| 1974 | Meyers v. Clearview Dodge Sales, Inc. | 384 F. Supp. 722 | 43 |
| 1971 | LeBlanc v. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. | 333 F. Supp. 602 | 42 |
| 1972 | Melancon v. McKeithen | 345 F. Supp. 1025 | 39 |
| 1971 | Flynn v. Giarrusso | 321 F. Supp. 1295 | 37 |
| 1969 | Meadow Brook National Bank v. Recile | 302 F. Supp. 62 | 35 |
| 1972 | Williams v. New Orleans Steamship Association | 341 F. Supp. 613 | 33 |
| 1969 | Hicks v. Weaver | 302 F. Supp. 619 | 31 |
| 1969 | United States by Clark v. Local 189, United P. & P., Afl-Cio, Clc | 301 F. Supp. 906 | 31 |
| 1975 | Fine v. Property Damage Appraisers, Inc. | 393 F. Supp. 1304 | 25 |
| 1968 | United States v. Marcello | 280 F. Supp. 510 | 24 |
| 1971 | Fukaya Trading Company, SA v. Eastern Marine Corp. | 322 F. Supp. 278 | 22 |
| 1969 | Graci v. United States | 301 F. Supp. 947 | 22 |
| 1975 | Shaw v. Garrison | 391 F. Supp. 1353 | 21 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 93 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 Jacob Reagan Heebe?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1966.
- Was Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe's confirmation vote?
- Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe was confirmed by voice vote on March 25, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe on?
- Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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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48 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).