Halbert Owen Woodward
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 and confirmed by voice vote, Halbert Owen Woodward was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1940. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1918–2000
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1968
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Texas 1940 · University of Texas Law 1940
- Succeeded
- Joseph Brannon Dooley
- Succeeded by
- Samuel Ray Cummings
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Northern District of Texas succeeded Joseph Brannon Dooley | 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
| University of Texas | B.B.A. | 1940 |
| University of Texas School of Law | LL.B. | 1940 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Woodward was assigned 193 district-court cases (1980–1992). Median time from filing to termination: 306 days across 193 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, Woodward authored 116 published opinions for the court (1969–1990). Most cited: Sexton v. Gibbs (46 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Sexton v. Gibbs | 327 F. Supp. 134 | 46 |
| 1987 | Beighley v. Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. | 676 F. Supp. 130 | 24 |
| 1976 | Morrison v. Morrison | 408 F. Supp. 315 | 23 |
| 1971 | Green v. Board of Regents of Texas Tech University | 335 F. Supp. 249 | 23 |
| 1973 | McClure v. First National Bank of Lubbock, Texas | 352 F. Supp. 454 | 19 |
| 1972 | TED LOKEY REAL ESTATE COMPANY v. Gentry | 336 F. Supp. 741 | 17 |
| 1987 | United States for Farmers Home Administration v. Parrish (In Re Parrish) | 75 B.R. 14 | 15 |
| 1985 | Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Brooks | 652 F. Supp. 744 | 15 |
| 1974 | Warren v. National Ass'n of Secondary School Principals | 375 F. Supp. 1043 | 14 |
| 1973 | Fry v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company | 355 F. Supp. 1151 | 13 |
| 1970 | Whitsell v. Pampa Independent School District | 316 F. Supp. 852 | 13 |
| 1984 | Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Crowe | 652 F. Supp. 740 | 12 |
| 1982 | Johnston v. Shaw | 556 F. Supp. 406 | 12 |
| 1972 | Caldwell v. Cannady | 340 F. Supp. 835 | 12 |
| 1977 | Vest v. Lubbock County Commissioners Court | 444 F. Supp. 824 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 116 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 Halbert Owen Woodward?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Halbert Owen Woodward to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in 1968.
- Was Halbert Owen Woodward appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Halbert Owen Woodward was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Halbert Owen Woodward's confirmation vote?
- Halbert Owen Woodward was confirmed by voice vote on June 6, 1968. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Halbert Owen Woodward on?
- Halbert Owen Woodward was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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32 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).