James Fleming Gordon
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 and confirmed by voice vote, James Fleming Gordon was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. He earned a law degree from University of Kentucky College of Law in 1941. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1918–1990
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law 1941
- Succeeded
- Roy Mahlon Shelbourne
- Succeeded by
- Edward Huggins Johnstone
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Western District of Kentucky succeeded Roy Mahlon Shelbourne | 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
Judicial Record
In our data, Gordon authored 22 published opinions for the court (1965–1983). Most cited: Baker v. Bindner (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Baker v. Bindner | 274 F. Supp. 658 | 51 |
| 1973 | Stewart v. Butz | 356 F. Supp. 1345 | 23 |
| 1973 | COMMONWEALTH OF KY. EX REL. HANCOCK v. Ruckelshaus | 362 F. Supp. 360 | 21 |
| 1982 | Hopkinsville Cable TV, Inc. v. Pennyroyal Cablevision, Inc. | 562 F. Supp. 543 | 17 |
| 1965 | Walker v. Courier-Journal and Louisville Times Co. | 246 F. Supp. 231 | 17 |
| 1983 | First National Bank of Louisville v. Hurricane Elkhorn Coal Corp. (In Re Hurricane Elkhorn Coal Corp.) | 32 B.R. 737 | 13 |
| 1981 | Taylor v. United States | 521 F. Supp. 185 | 11 |
| 1970 | Bryant v. Hercules Incorporated | 325 F. Supp. 241 | 10 |
| 1967 | Robinson v. United States | 264 F. Supp. 146 | 10 |
| 1973 | United States v. Ashland Oil and Transportation Co. | 364 F. Supp. 349 | 9 |
| 1979 | Webster County Coal Corp. v. Tennessee Valley Authority | 476 F. Supp. 529 | 5 |
| 1976 | Usery v. Owensboro-Daviess County Hospital | 423 F. Supp. 843 | 5 |
| 1966 | Fortner Enterprises, Inc. v. United States Steel Corp. | 293 F. Supp. 762 | 5 |
| 1983 | Peveler v. Schweiker | 557 F. Supp. 1048 | 4 |
| 1982 | Burden v. Evansville Materials, Inc. | 550 F. Supp. 41 | 4 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 22 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 Fleming Gordon?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed James Fleming Gordon to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky in 1965.
- Was James Fleming Gordon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James Fleming Gordon 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 Fleming Gordon's confirmation vote?
- James Fleming Gordon was confirmed by voice vote on July 22, 1965. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was James Fleming Gordon on?
- James Fleming Gordon was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).