John David Clifford Jr.
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1947 and confirmed by voice vote, John David Clifford Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. He earned a law degree from Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center) in 1913. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1887–1956
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1947
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Bowdoin College 1910 · Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown Law Center) 1913
- Succeeded
- John Andrew Peters
- Succeeded by
- Edward Thaxter Gignoux
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | District of Maine succeeded John Andrew Peters | Truman (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
| Bowdoin College | A.B. | 1910 |
| Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center) | LL.B. | 1913 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Clifford authored 21 published opinions for the court (1947–1956). Most cited: Pocahontas Terminal Corp. v. Portland Building & Construction Trade Council (37 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Pocahontas Terminal Corp. v. Portland Building & Construction Trade Council | 93 F. Supp. 217 | 37 |
| 1953 | Grand Banks Fishing Co. v. Styron | 114 F. Supp. 1 | 20 |
| 1953 | In Re Deena Woolen Mills, Inc. | 114 F. Supp. 260 | 17 |
| 1951 | Whittemore v. Continental Mills | 98 F. Supp. 387 | 15 |
| 1955 | United Textile Workers of America, AFL Local 1802 v. Goodall-Sanford, Inc. | 131 F. Supp. 767 | 12 |
| 1953 | In Re Daigle | 111 F. Supp. 109 | 12 |
| 1950 | Russo v. Reed | 93 F. Supp. 554 | 12 |
| 1949 | United States v. 24 CASES, ETC. | 87 F. Supp. 826 | 11 |
| 1956 | Brewster v. Boston Herald-Traveler Corporation | 141 F. Supp. 760 | 8 |
| 1955 | In Re John S. Goff, Inc. | 141 F. Supp. 862 | 8 |
| 1950 | United States v. Maher | 88 F. Supp. 1007 | 6 |
| 1954 | Green v. Robbins | 120 F. Supp. 61 | 5 |
| 1953 | Providence Washington Indemnity Co. v. Edes | 109 F. Supp. 813 | 5 |
| 1951 | St. Mary's Bank v. Cianchette | 99 F. Supp. 994 | 5 |
| 1951 | In Re Ouellette | 98 F. Supp. 941 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 21 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 David Clifford Jr.?
- President Harry S Truman appointed John David Clifford Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine in 1947.
- Was John David Clifford Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John David Clifford Jr. was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John David Clifford Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- John David Clifford Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on March 14, 1947. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John David Clifford Jr. on?
- John David Clifford Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the District of Maine (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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9 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).