Who appointed John R. Adams?

President George W. Bush appointed John R. Adams to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 2003.

Was John R. Adams appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

John R. Adams was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was John R. Adams's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed John R. Adams 91–0 on February 10, 2003.

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John R. Adams

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by the Senate 91–0, John R. Adams is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from University of Akron School of Law in 1983. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1955 · age 71
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2003
Confirmed: 91–0
Education: Bowling Green State 1978 · University of Akron Law 1983
Succeeded: George Washington White

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2003	Northern District of Ohio succeeded George Washington White	G.W. Bush (R)	91–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 91–0 on February 10, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 31. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 91

41 D, 49 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 9

7 D, 2 R

Education

Bowling Green State University	B.S.	1978
University of Akron School of Law	J.D.	1983

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Adams was assigned 4,038 district-court cases (1982–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 163 days across 3,681 closed cases.

Other civil matters17%

Civil rights12%

Contract11%

Labor & ERISA11%

Prisoner & habeas11%

Other federal statutes9%

Other30%

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 416 of Adams’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 335 were affirmed, 52 reversed or vacated, and 29 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, Adams authored 18 published opinions for the court (2005–2011). Most cited: United States v. Cunningham (15 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
2010	United States v. Cunningham	680 F. Supp. 2d 844	15
2011	Howe v. City of Akron	789 F. Supp. 2d 786	13
2005	Boler Co. v. Watson & Chalin Manufacturing, Inc.	372 F. Supp. 2d 1013	9
2006	In Re Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Erisa Litigation	438 F. Supp. 2d 783	7
2008	McWilliams v. S.E., Inc.	581 F. Supp. 2d 885	6
2011	United States v. City of Akron	794 F. Supp. 2d 782	3
2006	Metro Hydroelectric Co. v. Metro Parks, Serving Summit County	443 F. Supp. 2d 938	3
2010	Kendel v. Local 17AUnited Food &, Commercial Workers	748 F. Supp. 2d 732	2
2006	Matthews v. Ishee	414 F. Supp. 2d 792	2
2009	Estate of Timken v. United States	630 F. Supp. 2d 823	1
2008	United States v. Siyam	596 F. Supp. 2d 1078	1
2008	Nolfi v. OHIO KENTUCKY OIL CORP.	562 F. Supp. 2d 904	1
2008	United States v. Gross	554 F. Supp. 2d 773	1
2009	Babler v. Futhey	669 F. Supp. 2d 873	0
2008	Talley v. Hageman	619 F. Supp. 2d 407	0

Showing the 15 most-cited of 18 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 John R. Adams?: President George W. Bush appointed John R. Adams to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 2003.
Was John R. Adams appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: John R. Adams was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was John R. Adams's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed John R. Adams 91–0 on February 10, 2003.
Which court is John R. Adams on?: John R. Adams is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Sources

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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).