Jackson L. Kiser
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and confirmed by voice vote, Jackson L. Kiser was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He earned a law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1952. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1929–2020
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1981
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Concord College 1951 · Washington and Lee Law 1952
- Succeeded by
- Norman K. Moon
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Western District of Virginia | Reagan (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
| Concord College | B.A. | 1951 |
| Washington and Lee University School of Law | LL.B. | 1952 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Kiser was assigned 6,056 district-court cases (1956–2020). Median time from filing to termination: 161 days across 6,055 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 244 of Kiser’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 222 were affirmed, 16 reversed or vacated, and 6 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, Kiser authored 140 published opinions for the court (1982–2009). Most cited: Goodbar v. Whitehead Bros. (88 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Goodbar v. Whitehead Bros. | 591 F. Supp. 552 | 88 |
| 2000 | Riley v. Apfel | 88 F. Supp. 2d 572 | 52 |
| 1984 | Barger v. General Electric Co. | 599 F. Supp. 1154 | 38 |
| 1995 | Commonwealth State Education Assistance Authority v. Dillon | 189 B.R. 382 | 33 |
| 1992 | Piedmont Trust Bank v. Linkous (In Re Linkous) | 141 B.R. 890 | 32 |
| 2003 | Brown v. Barnhart | 270 F. Supp. 2d 769 | 31 |
| 2002 | Hancock v. Barnhart | 206 F. Supp. 2d 757 | 31 |
| 1995 | Howze v. Virginia Polytechnic | 901 F. Supp. 1091 | 30 |
| 1985 | Lintz v. Gulf Partners Ltd. | 613 F. Supp. 543 | 28 |
| 2001 | Glover v. Oppleman | 178 F. Supp. 2d 622 | 25 |
| 1994 | Nance v. Petty, Livingston, Dawson, & Devening | 881 F. Supp. 223 | 23 |
| 1996 | Brzonkala v. Va. Polytechnic & State University | 935 F. Supp. 779 | 22 |
| 1995 | Roto-Die Co., Inc. v. Lesser | 899 F. Supp. 1515 | 22 |
| 1984 | Bruce v. Smith | 581 F. Supp. 902 | 22 |
| 2002 | Schieszler v. Ferrum College | 236 F. Supp. 2d 602 | 18 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 140 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 Jackson L. Kiser?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Jackson L. Kiser to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in 1981.
- Was Jackson L. Kiser appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Jackson L. Kiser was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Jackson L. Kiser's confirmation vote?
- Jackson L. Kiser was confirmed by voice vote on December 3, 1981. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Jackson L. Kiser on?
- Jackson L. Kiser was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
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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38 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).