Joe McDonald Ingraham
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1969 and confirmed by voice vote, Joe McDonald Ingraham was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He earned a law degree from National University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School) in 1927. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1903–1990
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1969
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- National Law (now George Washington University Law School) 1927
- Succeeded by
- Thomas Gibbs Gee
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Southern District of Texas succeeded Thomas Martin Kennerly | Eisenhower (R) | Voice vote |
| 1969 | Fifth Circuit | Nixon (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
Judicial Record
In our data, Ingraham authored 57 published opinions for the court (1955–1970). Most cited: Kahn v. Chrysler Corporation (28 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Kahn v. Chrysler Corporation | 221 F. Supp. 677 | 28 |
| 1967 | Willis v. Chrysler Corporation | 264 F. Supp. 1010 | 25 |
| 1959 | Zachman v. Erwin | 186 F. Supp. 681 | 21 |
| 1960 | Lone Star Motor Import, Inc. v. Citroen Cars Corp. | 185 F. Supp. 48 | 20 |
| 1966 | Carter v. Hill & Hill Truck Line, Inc. | 259 F. Supp. 429 | 18 |
| 1960 | Brooklyn Union Gas Co. v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. | 201 F. Supp. 679 | 17 |
| 1959 | Etablissements Neyrpic v. Elmer C. Gardner, Inc. | 175 F. Supp. 355 | 17 |
| 1966 | Amco Transworld, Inc. v. M/V BAMBI | 257 F. Supp. 215 | 15 |
| 1961 | Corrosion Rectifying Co. v. Freeport Sulphur Co. | 197 F. Supp. 291 | 15 |
| 1968 | Struthers Scientific & International Corp. v. General Foods Corp. | 290 F. Supp. 122 | 14 |
| 1964 | Proler Steel Corporation v. Luria Brothers & Company | 225 F. Supp. 412 | 14 |
| 1955 | Griffin v. Connally | 127 F. Supp. 203 | 14 |
| 1965 | Kurtz v. Harris | 245 F. Supp. 752 | 13 |
| 1963 | Proler Steel Corp. v. Luria Brothers & Co. | 223 F. Supp. 87 | 13 |
| 1968 | Ventiadis v. CJ THIBODEAUX & COMPANY | 295 F. Supp. 135 | 12 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 57 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 Joe McDonald Ingraham?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Joe McDonald Ingraham to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1969.
- Was Joe McDonald Ingraham appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Joe McDonald Ingraham was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Joe McDonald Ingraham's confirmation vote?
- Joe McDonald Ingraham was confirmed by voice vote on December 17, 1969. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Joe McDonald Ingraham on?
- Joe McDonald Ingraham was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Dsparkss (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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20 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).