James Edward Doyle
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 and confirmed by voice vote, James Edward Doyle was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. He earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1940. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1915–1987
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Wisconsin 1937 · Columbia Law School 1940
- Succeeded
- David Rabinovitz
- Succeeded by
- John C. Shabaz
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Western District of Wisconsin succeeded David Rabinovitz | 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 Wisconsin | A.B. | 1937 |
| Columbia Law School | LL.B. | 1940 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Doyle authored 170 published opinions for the court (1965–1987). Most cited: Roth v. Board of Regents of State Colleges (92 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Roth v. Board of Regents of State Colleges | 310 F. Supp. 972 | 92 |
| 1968 | Kisting v. Westchester Fire Insurance Company | 290 F. Supp. 141 | 64 |
| 1973 | Giesen v. United States | 369 F. Supp. 33 | 53 |
| 1968 | Soglin v. Kauffman | 295 F. Supp. 978 | 51 |
| 1969 | Breen Ex Rel. Breen v. Kahl | 296 F. Supp. 702 | 45 |
| 1972 | Morales v. Schmidt | 340 F. Supp. 544 | 42 |
| 1970 | Gouge v. Joint School District No. 1 | 310 F. Supp. 984 | 41 |
| 1967 | Zwicker v. Boll | 270 F. Supp. 131 | 35 |
| 1969 | Stricklin v. Regents of the University of Wisconsin | 297 F. Supp. 416 | 34 |
| 1978 | United States v. Bouchard | 464 F. Supp. 1316 | 30 |
| 1974 | Johnson v. Board of Regents of University of Wis. Sys. | 377 F. Supp. 227 | 30 |
| 1971 | Scherr v. Volpe | 336 F. Supp. 882 | 27 |
| 1970 | Alvarado v. Schmidt | 317 F. Supp. 1027 | 27 |
| 1975 | Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Inc. v. Wisconsin Power & Light Co. | 395 F. Supp. 313 | 26 |
| 1987 | Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. State of Wisconsin | 653 F. Supp. 1420 | 25 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 170 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 Edward Doyle?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed James Edward Doyle to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin in 1965.
- Was James Edward Doyle appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James Edward Doyle was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was James Edward Doyle's confirmation vote?
- James Edward Doyle was confirmed by voice vote on May 21, 1965. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was James Edward Doyle on?
- James Edward Doyle was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.
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 Wisconsin. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).