Who appointed Frederick Landis?

President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Frederick Landis to the U.S. Customs Court in 1965.

Was Frederick Landis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Frederick Landis 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 Landis's confirmation vote?

Frederick Landis was confirmed by voice vote on October 15, 1965. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

U.S. Court of International Trade / Appointed 1980 / Served to 1990

Frederick Landis

Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade

Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 and confirmed by voice vote, Frederick Landis was a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. He earned a law degree from Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law) in 1934. He previously served on the U.S. Customs Court. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1912–1990
Appointed by: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Indiana 1932 · Indiana Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law) 1934
Succeeded by: Thomas Joseph Aquilino Jr.

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1965	U.S. Customs Court succeeded Charles Drummond Lawrence	L.B. Johnson (D)	Voice vote
1980	U.S. Court of International Trade	Reassigned	–

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

Indiana University	A.B.	1932
Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law)	LL.B.	1934

Judicial Record

In our data, Landis authored 14 published opinions for the court (1974–1984). Most cited: American Air Parcel Forwarding Co., Ltd. v. United States (21 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1983	American Air Parcel Forwarding Co., Ltd. v. United States	557 F. Supp. 605	21
1983	Rohm and Haas Co. v. United States	568 F. Supp. 751	10
1982	United States v. Servitex, Inc.	535 F. Supp. 695	7
1977	Abbey Rents v. United States	442 F. Supp. 540	6
1982	ITT Thompson Industries, Inc. v. United States	537 F. Supp. 1272	5
1974	Western Dairy Products, Inc. v. United States	373 F. Supp. 568	5
1984	Carling Electric Co. v. United States	592 F. Supp. 667	4
1982	Zenith Radio Corp. v. United States	553 F. Supp. 1052	4
1981	Holly Stores, Inc. v. United States	534 F. Supp. 818	4
1976	Lansing Co., Inc. v. United States	424 F. Supp. 112	4
1974	Ditbro Pearl Co., Inc. v. United States	393 F. Supp. 1398	4
1983	Melamine Chemicals, Inc. v. United States	561 F. Supp. 458	3
1983	Greenhalgh Mills Corp. v. United States	576 F. Supp. 646	2
1979	ASG Industries, Inc. v. United States	467 F. Supp. 1195	2

Showing the 14 most-cited of 14 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 Landis?: President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Frederick Landis to the U.S. Customs Court in 1965.
Was Frederick Landis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Frederick Landis 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 Landis's confirmation vote?: Frederick Landis was confirmed by voice vote on October 15, 1965. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Frederick Landis on?: Frederick Landis was a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade.

Sources

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9 years on the U.S. Court of International Trade. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).