Who appointed James Arnold von der Heydt?

President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed James Arnold von der Heydt to the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska in 1966.

Was James Arnold von der Heydt appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

James Arnold von der Heydt 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 Arnold von der Heydt's confirmation vote?

James Arnold von der Heydt was confirmed by voice vote on October 20, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Alaska / Appointed 1966 / Served to 2013

James Arnold von der Heydt

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 and confirmed by voice vote, James Arnold von der Heydt was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. He earned a law degree from Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law) in 1951. Sources ↓

Lived: 1919–2013
Appointed by: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Albion College 1942 · Northwestern Law (now Pritzker School of Law) 1951
Succeeded: Walter Hartman Hodge
Succeeded by: Hezekiah Russel Holland

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1966	District of Alaska succeeded Walter Hartman Hodge	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

Albion College	B.A.	1942
Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)	J.D.	1951

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Heydt was assigned 307 district-court cases (1969–1994). Median time from filing to termination: 512 days across 306 closed cases.

Personal-injury torts66%

Contract8%

Other federal statutes7%

Prisoner & habeas4%

Real property4%

Civil rights3%

Other8%

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.

Questions & answers

Who appointed James Arnold von der Heydt?: President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed James Arnold von der Heydt to the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska in 1966.
Was James Arnold von der Heydt appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: James Arnold von der Heydt 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 Arnold von der Heydt's confirmation vote?: James Arnold von der Heydt was confirmed by voice vote on October 20, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was James Arnold von der Heydt on?: James Arnold von der Heydt was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.

Sources

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47 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).