James A. Donohoe
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 and confirmed by voice vote, James A. Donohoe was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1877–1956
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Fremont Normal College (now Midland) 1898
- Succeeded
- Joseph William Woodrough
- Succeeded by
- Richard Earl Robinson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | District of Nebraska succeeded Joseph William Woodrough | F.D. Roosevelt (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
| Fremont Normal College (now Midland University) | B.S. | 1898 |
| Read law | 1905 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Donohoe authored 34 published opinions for the court (1934–1955). Most cited: Anderson v. Benson (51 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Anderson v. Benson | 117 F. Supp. 765 | 51 |
| 1953 | Cooney v. Moomaw | 109 F. Supp. 448 | 48 |
| 1955 | Owen v. United States | 134 F. Supp. 31 | 23 |
| 1954 | Nigro v. Hobby | 120 F. Supp. 16 | 15 |
| 1951 | Culkin v. Glenn L. Martin Nebraska Co. | 97 F. Supp. 661 | 15 |
| 1954 | Wall v. Wagner | 125 F. Supp. 854 | 14 |
| 1950 | Sullivan Co. v. Wells | 89 F. Supp. 317 | 14 |
| 1936 | In Re National Accessories, Inc. | 13 F. Supp. 278 | 14 |
| 1940 | Gates v. Graham Ice Cream Co. | 31 F. Supp. 854 | 13 |
| 1951 | United States v. Kratz | 97 F. Supp. 999 | 12 |
| 1937 | United States v. Doherty | 18 F. Supp. 793 | 11 |
| 1951 | Kostamo v. Brorby | 95 F. Supp. 806 | 10 |
| 1952 | Sinclair Refining Co. v. Miller | 106 F. Supp. 881 | 9 |
| 1954 | Jaiser v. Milligan | 120 F. Supp. 599 | 8 |
| 1952 | In Re Automatic Equipment Mfg. Co. | 106 F. Supp. 699 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 34 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 A. Donohoe?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed James A. Donohoe to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska in 1933.
- Was James A. Donohoe appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James A. Donohoe 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 A. Donohoe's confirmation vote?
- James A. Donohoe was confirmed by voice vote on April 20, 1933. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was James A. Donohoe on?
- James A. Donohoe was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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22 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).