Jack Roberts
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 and confirmed by voice vote, Jack Roberts was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. He earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1933. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1910–1988
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Texas Law 1933
- Succeeded
- William Homer Thornberry
- Succeeded by
- James Robertson Nowlin
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Western District of Texas succeeded William Homer Thornberry | 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 School of Law | LL.B. | 1933 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Roberts authored 31 published opinions for the court (1967–1984). Most cited: Smith v. Chapman (30 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Smith v. Chapman | 436 F. Supp. 58 | 30 |
| 1976 | Texas Medical Association v. Mathews | 408 F. Supp. 303 | 24 |
| 1972 | Blackshear Res. Org. v. Housing Auth. of City of Austin | 347 F. Supp. 1138 | 24 |
| 1984 | Country Junction, Inc. v. Levi Strauss & Co. (In Re Country Junction, Inc.) | 41 B.R. 425 | 22 |
| 1969 | Armendariz v. Hershey | 295 F. Supp. 1351 | 22 |
| 1968 | Franks v. National Dairy Products Corporation | 282 F. Supp. 528 | 16 |
| 1978 | United States v. Texas State Board of Public Accountancy | 464 F. Supp. 400 | 15 |
| 1972 | Paine v. Board of Regents of the University of Texas System | 355 F. Supp. 199 | 15 |
| 1978 | United States v. Cofer | 444 F. Supp. 146 | 13 |
| 1974 | United States v. One 1973 Volvo | 377 F. Supp. 810 | 13 |
| 1967 | Pope v. United States | 287 F. Supp. 214 | 12 |
| 1978 | O'HAIR v. Blumenthal | 462 F. Supp. 19 | 10 |
| 1978 | Graham v. Hill | 444 F. Supp. 584 | 8 |
| 1974 | Limuel v. Southern Union Gas Company | 378 F. Supp. 964 | 8 |
| 1973 | Arvizu v. Waco Independent School District | 373 F. Supp. 1264 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 31 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 Roberts?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Jack Roberts to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 1966.
- Was Jack Roberts appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Jack Roberts was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Jack Roberts's confirmation vote?
- Jack Roberts was confirmed by voice vote on July 22, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Jack Roberts on?
- Jack Roberts was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western 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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21 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).