Jack Murphy Gordon
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, Jack Murphy Gordon was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) in 1954. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1931–1982
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1971
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Louisiana State 1951 · Louisiana State Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) 1954
- Succeeded by
- Martin Leach-Cross Feldman
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Eastern District of Louisiana | Nixon (R) | 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
| Louisiana State University | B.S. | 1951 |
| Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) | J.D. | 1954 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Gordon authored 49 published opinions for the court (1971–1981). Most cited: Frisard v. Texaco Inc. (26 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Frisard v. Texaco Inc. | 460 F. Supp. 1094 | 26 |
| 1976 | Gasper v. Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District | 418 F. Supp. 716 | 23 |
| 1976 | Weber v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. | 415 F. Supp. 761 | 20 |
| 1974 | United States v. LeBeouf Bros. Towing Co., Inc. | 377 F. Supp. 558 | 18 |
| 1981 | Martin v. Blackburn | 521 F. Supp. 685 | 17 |
| 1976 | Rodrigue v. Chrysler Corp. | 421 F. Supp. 903 | 17 |
| 1975 | Texaco, Inc. v. Universal Marine, Inc. | 400 F. Supp. 311 | 17 |
| 1981 | Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. Allegheny Ludlum Industries, Inc. | 517 F. Supp. 1319 | 16 |
| 1978 | Agrico Chemical Co. v. SS Atlantic Forest | 459 F. Supp. 638 | 16 |
| 1975 | State of Louisiana Ex Rel. Purkey v. Ciolino | 393 F. Supp. 102 | 16 |
| 1979 | Alamo Chemical Transportation Co. v. M/V Overseas Valdes | 469 F. Supp. 203 | 15 |
| 1979 | Billiot v. Toups Marine Transport, Inc. | 465 F. Supp. 1265 | 13 |
| 1980 | Cappaert Enterprises v. Citizens & Southern International Bank | 486 F. Supp. 819 | 12 |
| 1981 | Myers v. Connick | 507 F. Supp. 752 | 11 |
| 1979 | Signal Oil & Gas Co. v. BARGE W-701 | 468 F. Supp. 802 | 10 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 49 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 Jack Murphy Gordon?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Jack Murphy Gordon to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1971.
- Was Jack Murphy Gordon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Jack Murphy Gordon was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Jack Murphy Gordon's confirmation vote?
- Jack Murphy Gordon was confirmed by voice vote on June 18, 1971. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Jack Murphy Gordon on?
- Jack Murphy Gordon 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 District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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10 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).