Who appointed Gerald Bard Tjoflat?

President Gerald Ford appointed Gerald Bard Tjoflat to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1975.

Was Gerald Bard Tjoflat appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Gerald Bard Tjoflat was appointed by President Gerald Ford, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Gerald Bard Tjoflat's confirmation vote?

Gerald Bard Tjoflat was confirmed by voice vote on November 20, 1975. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eleventh Circuit / Appointed 1981 / Senior status since 2019

Gerald Bard Tjoflat

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1975 and confirmed by voice vote, Gerald Bard Tjoflat is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He earned a law degree from Duke University School of Law in 1957. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1929 · age 97
Appointed by: Gerald Ford, 1975
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Duke Law 1957
Succeeded by: Robert Joshua Luck

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1970	Middle District of Florida	Nixon (R)	Voice vote
1975	Fifth Circuit succeeded John Milton Bryan Simpson	Ford (R)	Voice vote
1981	Eleventh Circuit	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

Duke University School of Law

LL.B.

1957

Judicial Record

In our data, Tjoflat authored 26 published opinions for the court (1971–1976). Most cited: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Container Corp. of America (43 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
1972	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Container Corp. of America	352 F. Supp. 262	43
1972	United States v. Lanza	349 F. Supp. 929	20
1973	United States v. Lanza	356 F. Supp. 27	19
1971	Mims v. Duval County School Board	329 F. Supp. 123	18
1975	Todd v. United States	384 F. Supp. 1284	17
1972	Jacksonville Newspaper Printing Pressmen & Assistants' Union No. 57 v. Florida Publishing Co.	340 F. Supp. 993	16
1972	Lyle v. Kincaid	344 F. Supp. 223	14
1975	United States v. Hartsfield	387 F. Supp. 16	8
1972	Austin v. A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.	349 F. Supp. 615	8
1974	Argonaut Insurance Co. v. Cotton States Mut. Ins. Co.	373 F. Supp. 817	7
1973	Griffin v. United States Postal Service	385 F. Supp. 274	7
1976	Johnson v. United States	409 F. Supp. 1283	6
1974	Bryan v. Wainwright	377 F. Supp. 766	6
1973	United States v. King	368 F. Supp. 130	6
1973	United States v. Crowell	359 F. Supp. 489	5

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Gerald Bard Tjoflat?: President Gerald Ford appointed Gerald Bard Tjoflat to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1975.
Was Gerald Bard Tjoflat appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Gerald Bard Tjoflat was appointed by President Gerald Ford, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Gerald Bard Tjoflat's confirmation vote?: Gerald Bard Tjoflat was confirmed by voice vote on November 20, 1975. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Gerald Bard Tjoflat on?: Gerald Bard Tjoflat is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

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44 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).