James W. Kehoe
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, James W. Kehoe was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He earned a law degree from University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) in 1950. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1925–1998
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) 1950
- Succeeded by
- Donald M. Middlebrooks
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Southern District of Florida | Carter (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 Florida | A.A. | 1947 |
| University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) | LL.B. | 1950 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Kehoe was assigned 2,190 district-court cases (1980–1998). Median time from filing to termination: 218 days across 2,190 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Kehoe authored 21 published opinions for the court (1981–1995). Most cited: Burger King Corp. v. Agad (86 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Burger King Corp. v. Agad | 911 F. Supp. 1499 | 86 |
| 1981 | Bloom v. AH Pond Co., Inc. | 519 F. Supp. 1162 | 53 |
| 1995 | Hall v. Burger King Corp. | 912 F. Supp. 1509 | 33 |
| 1986 | Troedel v. Wainwright | 667 F. Supp. 1456 | 22 |
| 1992 | Burger King Corp. v. Majeed | 805 F. Supp. 994 | 20 |
| 1985 | Zelman v. Cook | 616 F. Supp. 1121 | 18 |
| 1983 | National Football League v. Alley, Inc. | 624 F. Supp. 6 | 17 |
| 1991 | Burger King Corp. v. Hall | 770 F. Supp. 633 | 14 |
| 1982 | Greenberg v. Schools | 21 B.R. 1011 | 14 |
| 1983 | Feldman v. Jackson Memorial Hospital | 571 F. Supp. 1000 | 12 |
| 1981 | Feldman v. Jackson Memorial Hospital | 509 F. Supp. 815 | 12 |
| 1986 | Luther v. Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Maryland | 679 F. Supp. 1092 | 10 |
| 1982 | South Florida Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America, Inc. v. Metropolitan Dade County | 552 F. Supp. 909 | 8 |
| 1989 | Meek v. Martinez | 724 F. Supp. 888 | 7 |
| 1991 | Levi Strauss & Co. v. Diaz | 778 F. Supp. 1206 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 21 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 W. Kehoe?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed James W. Kehoe to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1979.
- Was James W. Kehoe appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James W. Kehoe was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was James W. Kehoe's confirmation vote?
- James W. Kehoe was confirmed by voice vote on October 4, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was James W. Kehoe on?
- James W. Kehoe was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: State of Florida (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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19 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).