James Keith Singleton Jr.
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and confirmed by voice vote, James Keith Singleton Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. He earned a law degree from University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 1964. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1939 · age 87
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1990
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley 1961 · University of California, Berkeley, Law 1964
- Succeeded
- James Martin Fitzgerald
- Succeeded by
- Timothy Mark Burgess
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | District of Alaska succeeded James Martin Fitzgerald | G.H.W. Bush (R) | 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 California, Berkeley | A.B. | 1961 |
| University of California, Berkeley, School of Law | LL.B. | 1964 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Singleton was assigned 3,132 district-court cases (1983–2021). Median time from filing to termination: 307 days across 3,130 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.
On appeal
Of 25 of Singleton’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 23 were affirmed, 0 reversed or vacated, and 2 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Singleton authored 48 published opinions for the court (1990–2006). Most cited: United States v. Cheely (35 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | United States v. Cheely | 814 F. Supp. 1430 | 35 |
| 1998 | National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance v. Doe | 23 F. Supp. 2d 1109 | 20 |
| 1992 | Lomas Mortgage USA v. Fischer (In Re Fischer) | 136 B.R. 819 | 18 |
| 1992 | United States v. Barnett | 814 F. Supp. 1449 | 14 |
| 1996 | United States v. Barron | 940 F. Supp. 1489 | 10 |
| 1992 | Robinson v. U-Haul Co. | 785 F. Supp. 1378 | 10 |
| 1995 | Ryan Ex Rel. Syndicates & Insurance Companies Subscribing to Policy Php91-4699 v. Sea Air, Inc. | 902 F. Supp. 1064 | 9 |
| 2006 | Snegirev v. Sedwick | 407 F. Supp. 2d 1093 | 8 |
| 2001 | Jacobus v. Alaska | 182 F. Supp. 2d 881 | 7 |
| 1995 | Ogle v. Salamatof Native Ass'n, Inc. | 906 F. Supp. 1321 | 7 |
| 1995 | United States v. Falkowski | 900 F. Supp. 1207 | 7 |
| 1995 | Walthall v. United States | 911 F. Supp. 1275 | 6 |
| 1995 | St. Denis v. Department of Housing & Urban Development | 900 F. Supp. 1194 | 6 |
| 1992 | Victor v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. | 795 F. Supp. 300 | 6 |
| 2005 | Northern Alaska Environmental Center v. Norton | 361 F. Supp. 2d 1069 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 48 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 Keith Singleton Jr.?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed James Keith Singleton Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska in 1990.
- Was James Keith Singleton Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James Keith Singleton Jr. was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was James Keith Singleton Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- James Keith Singleton Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on May 11, 1990. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is James Keith Singleton Jr. on?
- James Keith Singleton Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the District of Alaska (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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36 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).