Harry F. Barnes
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1993 and confirmed by voice vote, Harry F. Barnes was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. He earned a law degree from University of Arkansas School of Law in 1964. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1932–2019
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1993
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- U.S. Naval Academy 1956 · University of Arkansas Law 1964
- Succeeded
- Morris Sheppard Arnold
- Succeeded by
- Susan Owens Hickey
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Western District of Arkansas succeeded Morris Sheppard Arnold | Clinton (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
| U.S. Naval Academy | B.S. | 1956 |
| University of Arkansas School of Law | LL.B. | 1964 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Barnes was assigned 2,918 district-court cases (1987–2017). Median time from filing to termination: 273 days across 2,918 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.
On appeal
Of 40 of Barnes’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 34 were affirmed, 5 reversed or vacated, and 1 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Barnes authored 25 published opinions for the court (1994–2011). Most cited: Resendiz-Ramirez v. P & H FORESTRY, LLC (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Resendiz-Ramirez v. P & H FORESTRY, LLC | 515 F. Supp. 2d 937 | 46 |
| 2010 | Montize v. Pittman Props. Ltd. Partnership No. 1 | 719 F. Supp. 2d 1052 | 5 |
| 2007 | Bradford v. Union Pacific Railroad | 491 F. Supp. 2d 831 | 5 |
| 2002 | Sewell v. Phillips Petroleum Co. | 197 F. Supp. 2d 1160 | 4 |
| 1995 | Streetman v. United States (In Re Russell) | 187 B.R. 287 | 4 |
| 2010 | Texarkana Behavioral Associates, L.C. v. Universal Health Services, Inc. | 748 F. Supp. 2d 1008 | 3 |
| 2007 | Crussell Ex Rel. J.C. v. Electrolux Home Products, Inc. | 499 F. Supp. 2d 1137 | 3 |
| 2010 | FIRST STATE BANK OF CROSSETT v. Fowler | 427 B.R. 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | Luxpro Corp. v. Apple, Inc. | 658 F. Supp. 2d 921 | 2 |
| 2009 | Bishop v. Tyson Foods, Inc. | 660 F. Supp. 2d 1004 | 2 |
| 2009 | Bourgeois v. Vanderbilt | 639 F. Supp. 2d 958 | 2 |
| 2008 | Russell v. Ashland, Inc. | 574 F. Supp. 2d 957 | 2 |
| 2008 | Finch Ex Rel. Ebert v. Texarkana School District No. 7 | 557 F. Supp. 2d 976 | 2 |
| 2005 | Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. Zadeck Energy Group, Inc. | 416 F. Supp. 2d 654 | 2 |
| 2002 | Highland Industrial Park, Inc. v. Bei Defense Systems Co. | 192 F. Supp. 2d 942 | 2 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 25 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 Harry F. Barnes?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Harry F. Barnes to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas in 1993.
- Was Harry F. Barnes appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harry F. Barnes was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Harry F. Barnes's confirmation vote?
- Harry F. Barnes was confirmed by voice vote on November 20, 1993. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Harry F. Barnes on?
- Harry F. Barnes was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
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
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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25 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).