John A. Field Jr.
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, John A. Field Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 1935. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1910–1995
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1971
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Hampden-Sydney College 1932 · University of Virginia Law 1935
- Succeeded
- Herbert Stephenson Boreman
- Succeeded by
- Kenneth Keller Hall
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Southern District of West Virginia succeeded Ben Moore | Eisenhower (R) | Voice vote |
| 1971 | Fourth Circuit succeeded Herbert Stephenson Boreman | Nixon (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
| Hampden-Sydney College | A.B. | 1932 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | LL.B. | 1935 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Field authored 25 published opinions for the court (1960–1971). Most cited: Pruitt v. Flemming (40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Pruitt v. Flemming | 182 F. Supp. 159 | 40 |
| 1971 | Abrams v. United States | 333 F. Supp. 1134 | 16 |
| 1970 | Kirker v. Moore | 308 F. Supp. 615 | 16 |
| 1967 | Poffenbarger v. New York Life Insurance Company | 277 F. Supp. 726 | 15 |
| 1969 | Bell Lines, Inc. v. United States | 306 F. Supp. 209 | 14 |
| 1969 | Triangle Improvement Council v. Ritchie | 314 F. Supp. 20 | 14 |
| 1969 | Amherst Coal Company v. United States | 295 F. Supp. 421 | 13 |
| 1966 | Graney v. United States | 258 F. Supp. 383 | 13 |
| 1971 | Hunt v. Board of Education of County of Kanawha | 321 F. Supp. 1263 | 12 |
| 1963 | Jardine v. Intehar | 213 F. Supp. 598 | 12 |
| 1964 | Travelers Indemnity Co. v. American Casualty Co. of Reading, Pennsylvania | 226 F. Supp. 354 | 11 |
| 1962 | Allstate Insurance Co. v. Atlantic National Ins. Co. | 202 F. Supp. 85 | 11 |
| 1968 | National Lead Company v. Kanawha Block Company | 288 F. Supp. 357 | 10 |
| 1965 | Federal Mutual Insurance Company v. Deal | 239 F. Supp. 618 | 9 |
| 1970 | Brodhag v. United States | 319 F. Supp. 747 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 25 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 A. Field Jr.?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed John A. Field Jr. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 1971.
- Was John A. Field Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John A. Field Jr. was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John A. Field Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- John A. Field Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on September 21, 1971. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John A. Field Jr. on?
- John A. Field Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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24 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).