John Biggs Jr.
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 and confirmed by voice vote, John Biggs Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1922. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1895–1979
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Harvard Law School 1922
- Succeeded by
- Collins Jacques Seitz
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Third Circuit | F.D. Roosevelt (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
| Princeton University | Litt.B. | 1918 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1922 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Biggs authored 3 published opinions for the court (1945–1946). Most cited: William Goldman Theatres, Inc. v. Loew's, Inc. (99 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | William Goldman Theatres, Inc. v. Loew's, Inc. | 150 F.2d 738 | 99 |
| 1946 | Smith, Kline & French Laboratories v. Clark & Clark | 157 F.2d 725 | 30 |
| 1946 | Porter v. Mueller | 156 F.2d 278 | 6 |
Showing the 3 most-cited of 3 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 Biggs Jr.?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed John Biggs Jr. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1937.
- Was John Biggs Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Biggs Jr. was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Biggs Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- John Biggs Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on February 10, 1937. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Biggs Jr. on?
- John Biggs Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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42 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).