John J. Gore
Appointed by President Warren G. Harding in 1923 and confirmed by voice vote, John J. Gore was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1878–1939
- Appointed by
- Warren G. Harding, 1923
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded by
- Elmer David Davies
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Middle District of Tennessee | Harding (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
| Read law | 1899 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Gore authored 3 published opinions for the court (1925–1938). Most cited: Dupont Engineering Co. v. Nashville Banner Pub. Co. (18 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Dupont Engineering Co. v. Nashville Banner Pub. Co. | 13 F.2d 186 | 18 |
| 1938 | Tennessee Electric Power Co. v. Tennessee Valley Authority | 21 F. Supp. 947 | 15 |
| 1932 | American Airways, Inc. v. Wallace | 57 F.2d 877 | 4 |
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 J. Gore?
- President Warren G. Harding appointed John J. Gore to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee in 1923.
- Was John J. Gore appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John J. Gore was appointed by President Warren G. Harding, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John J. Gore's confirmation vote?
- John J. Gore was confirmed by voice vote on March 2, 1923. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John J. Gore on?
- John J. Gore was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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15 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).