John Boyd Avis
Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1929 and confirmed by voice vote, John Boyd Avis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1875–1944
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover, 1929
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Joseph Lamb Bodine
- Succeeded by
- Thomas M. Madden
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | District of New Jersey succeeded Joseph Lamb Bodine | Hoover (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
| Read law | 1897 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Avis authored 13 published opinions for the court (1930–1942). Most cited: Reconstruction Finance Corporation v. Krauss (13 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Reconstruction Finance Corporation v. Krauss | 12 F. Supp. 44 | 13 |
| 1941 | Thermo-Plastics Corp. v. International Pulverizing Corp. | 42 F. Supp. 408 | 12 |
| 1939 | United States v. Mathis | 28 F. Supp. 582 | 10 |
| 1934 | Miller Parlor Furniture Co. v. Furniture Worker's Industrial Union | 8 F. Supp. 209 | 9 |
| 1930 | Camden County Beverage Co. v. Blair | 46 F.2d 648 | 9 |
| 1942 | Mebco Realty Holding Co. v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. | 45 F. Supp. 340 | 8 |
| 1932 | Bayuk Cigars, Inc. v. Schwartz | 1 F. Supp. 283 | 7 |
| 1938 | In Re Jacobson | 24 F. Supp. 749 | 6 |
| 1930 | George W. Armbruster, Jr., Inc. v. City of Wildwood | 41 F.2d 823 | 6 |
| 1933 | Miles v. United Founders Corporation | 5 F. Supp. 413 | 5 |
| 1930 | Cohen v. Plutschak | 40 F.2d 727 | 5 |
| 1933 | Van Camp Sea Food Co. v. Packman Bros. | 4 F. Supp. 522 | 4 |
| 1931 | New Jersey Motor List Co. v. Barton Business Service | 57 F.2d 353 | 1 |
Showing the 13 most-cited of 13 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 Boyd Avis?
- President Herbert Hoover appointed John Boyd Avis to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1929.
- Was John Boyd Avis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Boyd Avis was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Boyd Avis's confirmation vote?
- John Boyd Avis was confirmed by voice vote on October 2, 1929. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Boyd Avis on?
- John Boyd Avis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).