John Peter Barnes
Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1931 and confirmed by voice vote, John Peter Barnes was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1907. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1881–1959
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover, 1931
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Geneva College 1904 · University of Michigan Law School 1907
- Succeeded by
- Julius Howard Miner
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Northern District of Illinois | 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
| Geneva College | B.S. | 1904 |
| University of Michigan Law School | LL.B. | 1907 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Barnes authored 27 published opinions for the court (1933–1957). Most cited: New York Casualty Co. v. Zwerner (30 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | New York Casualty Co. v. Zwerner | 58 F. Supp. 473 | 30 |
| 1942 | United States v. American Federation of Musicians | 47 F. Supp. 304 | 30 |
| 1948 | Petition of Borden Co. | 75 F. Supp. 857 | 18 |
| 1945 | Sherman v. Pere Marquette Ry. Co. | 62 F. Supp. 590 | 16 |
| 1943 | United States Ex Rel. Foley v. Ragen | 52 F. Supp. 265 | 13 |
| 1944 | United States Ex Rel. Bongiorno v. Ragen | 54 F. Supp. 973 | 12 |
| 1954 | Weller Mfg. Co. v. Wen Products, Inc. | 121 F. Supp. 198 | 11 |
| 1948 | White v. Thompson | 80 F. Supp. 411 | 11 |
| 1957 | United States v. Republic Steel Corporation | 155 F. Supp. 442 | 10 |
| 1943 | W. F. & John Barnes Co. v. International Harvester Co. | 51 F. Supp. 254 | 10 |
| 1933 | In Re Burgh | 7 F. Supp. 184 | 10 |
| 1951 | Young v. General Electric Co. | 96 F. Supp. 109 | 9 |
| 1948 | Tovar v. Jarecki | 83 F. Supp. 47 | 9 |
| 1956 | Sola Electric Co. v. General Electric Company | 146 F. Supp. 625 | 8 |
| 1940 | In Re Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. | 35 F. Supp. 230 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 27 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 Peter Barnes?
- President Herbert Hoover appointed John Peter Barnes to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1931.
- Was John Peter Barnes appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Peter Barnes was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Peter Barnes's confirmation vote?
- John Peter Barnes was confirmed by voice vote on March 2, 1931. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Peter Barnes on?
- John Peter Barnes was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Belvidere Daily Republican (Belvidere, IL) (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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27 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).