John Clyde Bowen
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934 and confirmed by voice vote, John Clyde Bowen was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1916. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1888–1978
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1934
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Tennessee 1913 · Harvard Law School 1916
- Succeeded
- Jeremiah Neterer
- Succeeded by
- William Trulock Beeks
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Western District of Washington succeeded Jeremiah Neterer | 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
| University of Tennessee | B.A. | 1913 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1916 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Bowen authored 9 published opinions for the court (1934–1949). Most cited: Wilhelmy v. Northwest Airlines (9 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Wilhelmy v. Northwest Airlines | 86 F. Supp. 565 | 9 |
| 1946 | The Home | 65 F. Supp. 94 | 8 |
| 1944 | Link v. General Ins. Co. of America | 56 F. Supp. 275 | 4 |
| 1934 | Associated Press v. KVOS, Inc. | 9 F. Supp. 279 | 4 |
| 1949 | Hambleton v. United States | 87 F. Supp. 994 | 3 |
| 1947 | Theatre Inv. Co. v. R. K. O. Radio Pictures, Inc. | 72 F. Supp. 650 | 3 |
| 1946 | The Beaton Park | 65 F. Supp. 211 | 3 |
| 1940 | Beagle v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co. | 32 F. Supp. 17 | 3 |
| 1945 | Mathews v. Squire | 59 F. Supp. 827 | 2 |
Showing the 9 most-cited of 9 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 Clyde Bowen?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed John Clyde Bowen to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in 1934.
- Was John Clyde Bowen appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Clyde Bowen 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 Clyde Bowen's confirmation vote?
- John Clyde Bowen was confirmed by voice vote on February 28, 1934. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Clyde Bowen on?
- John Clyde Bowen was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
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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44 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).