John Warren Davis
Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1920 and confirmed by voice vote, John Warren Davis was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1906. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1867–1945
- Appointed by
- Woodrow Wilson, 1920
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Bucknell 1896 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1906
- Succeeded
- Thomas Griffith Haight
- Succeeded by
- Charles Alvin Jones
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | District of New Jersey | Wilson (D) | Voice vote |
| 1920 | Third Circuit succeeded Thomas Griffith Haight | Wilson (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
| Bucknell University | B.A. | 1896 |
| Crozer Theological Seminary | B.D. | 1899 |
| University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) | LL.B. | 1906 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Davis authored 6 published opinions for the court (1931–1932). Most cited: Wilson v. United States (45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Wilson v. United States | 59 F.2d 390 | 45 |
| 1932 | Baltimore & O. R. Co. v. Smith | 56 F.2d 799 | 18 |
| 1932 | COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE v. Burdick | 59 F.2d 395 | 15 |
| 1932 | Newspaper Printing Co. v. COMMISSIONER OF INT. REVENUE | 56 F.2d 125 | 14 |
| 1932 | Stonega Coke & Coal Co. v. Commissioner of Int. Rev. | 57 F.2d 1030 | 5 |
| 1931 | National Slag Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue | 47 F.2d 846 | 5 |
Showing the 6 most-cited of 6 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 Warren Davis?
- President Woodrow Wilson appointed John Warren Davis to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1920.
- Was John Warren Davis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Warren Davis was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Warren Davis's confirmation vote?
- John Warren Davis was confirmed by voice vote on June 2, 1920. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Warren Davis on?
- John Warren Davis 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: Unknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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21 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).