James Clifton Wilson
Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 and confirmed by voice vote, James Clifton Wilson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1896. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1874–1951
- Appointed by
- Woodrow Wilson, 1919
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Texas Law 1896
- Succeeded by
- Joseph Brannon Dooley
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Northern District of Texas | Wilson (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
| Weatherford College | 1889 | |
| University of Texas School of Law | LL.B. | 1896 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Wilson authored 9 published opinions for the court (1933–1946). Most cited: St. John v. Brown (29 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | St. John v. Brown | 38 F. Supp. 385 | 29 |
| 1933 | Danciger Oil & Refining Co. of Texas v. Smith | 4 F. Supp. 236 | 14 |
| 1943 | Texoma Natural Gas Co. v. Oil Workers International Union, Local No. 463 | 58 F. Supp. 132 | 13 |
| 1939 | Hughes Tool Co. v. United MacH. Co. | 35 F. Supp. 879 | 13 |
| 1937 | United States v. Fort Worth & Denver City Ry. Co. | 21 F. Supp. 916 | 12 |
| 1942 | Aldrich v. Remington Rand, Inc. | 52 F. Supp. 732 | 7 |
| 1942 | Cullum v. Stevens | 46 F. Supp. 73 | 7 |
| 1941 | Borchert v. City of Ranger, Tex. | 42 F. Supp. 577 | 5 |
| 1946 | Landreth v. United States | 70 F. Supp. 991 | 3 |
Showing the 9 most-cited of 9 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 Clifton Wilson?
- President Woodrow Wilson appointed James Clifton Wilson to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in 1919.
- Was James Clifton Wilson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James Clifton Wilson was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was James Clifton Wilson's confirmation vote?
- James Clifton Wilson was confirmed by voice vote on June 24, 1919. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was James Clifton Wilson on?
- James Clifton Wilson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Harris & Ewing (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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32 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).