James V. Allred
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and confirmed by voice vote, James V. Allred was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from Cumberland School of Law in 1921. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1899–1959
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1939
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Cumberland Law 1921
- Succeeded by
- Reynaldo Guerra Garza
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Southern District of Texas | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
| 1949 | Southern District of Texas | Truman (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
| Cumberland School of Law | LL.B. | 1921 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Allred authored 27 published opinions for the court (1939–1959). Most cited: Guerra De Chapa v. Allen (22 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Guerra De Chapa v. Allen | 119 F. Supp. 129 | 22 |
| 1941 | Lefevers v. General Export Iron & Metal Co. | 36 F. Supp. 838 | 21 |
| 1958 | Morgan v. Illinois Central Railroad Company | 161 F. Supp. 119 | 20 |
| 1959 | Skaggs v. Heard | 172 F. Supp. 813 | 19 |
| 1952 | Gulf Coast Marine Ways, Inc. v. J. R. Hardee | 107 F. Supp. 379 | 19 |
| 1954 | United States v. Pruitt | 121 F. Supp. 15 | 15 |
| 1940 | United States v. Platt | 31 F. Supp. 788 | 15 |
| 1950 | United States v. Scotti | 102 F. Supp. 747 | 14 |
| 1954 | Rodriguez v. Hearty | 121 F. Supp. 125 | 13 |
| 1957 | Faber v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company | 155 F. Supp. 162 | 12 |
| 1953 | Avina v. Brownell | 112 F. Supp. 15 | 11 |
| 1941 | Sweeney v. Caller-Times Pub. Co. | 41 F. Supp. 163 | 10 |
| 1959 | In Re Nueces County, Texas, Road District No. 4 | 174 F. Supp. 846 | 9 |
| 1959 | First National Bank of Brownsville, Texas v. United States | 172 F. Supp. 757 | 9 |
| 1958 | State of Texas v. Dorris | 165 F. Supp. 738 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 27 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 James V. Allred?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed James V. Allred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 1939.
- Was James V. Allred appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James V. Allred was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was James V. Allred's confirmation vote?
- James V. Allred was confirmed by voice vote on February 16, 1939. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was James V. Allred on?
- James V. Allred was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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20 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).