John H. Hannah Jr.
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by voice vote, John H. Hannah Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1939–2003
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1994
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Sam Houston State 1966
- Succeeded by
- Michael H. Schneider Sr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Eastern District of Texas | Clinton (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
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hannah was assigned 4,559 district-court cases (1985–2003). Median time from filing to termination: 175 days across 4,559 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Hannah authored 22 published opinions for the court (1995–2003). Most cited: McDaniel v. United States (89 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | McDaniel v. United States | 899 F. Supp. 305 | 89 |
| 2001 | Anderson v. Pilgrim's Pride Corp. | 147 F. Supp. 2d 556 | 30 |
| 1995 | McCray v. DPC Industries, Inc. | 875 F. Supp. 384 | 19 |
| 2003 | Hockman v. Westward Communications, L.L.C. | 282 F. Supp. 2d 512 | 11 |
| 1997 | Cash America Pawn, L.P. v. Murph | 209 B.R. 419 | 11 |
| 2002 | Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas v. Texas | 208 F. Supp. 2d 670 | 8 |
| 1999 | United States Ex Rel. Johnson v. Shell Oil Co. | 33 F. Supp. 2d 528 | 8 |
| 1995 | Hunt v. City of Longview | 932 F. Supp. 828 | 8 |
| 1998 | Western Heritage Insurance v. Estate of Dean | 55 F. Supp. 2d 646 | 7 |
| 1996 | Enterprise Financial Group, Inc. v. Curtis Mathes Corp. | 197 B.R. 40 | 6 |
| 2000 | Eddins v. Excelsior Independent School District | 88 F. Supp. 2d 695 | 4 |
| 1995 | Myers v. Troup Independent School District | 895 F. Supp. 127 | 4 |
| 2000 | Eddins v. Excelsior Independent School District | 88 F. Supp. 2d 690 | 3 |
| 1995 | ABC Rental Systems, Inc. v. Colortyme, Inc. | 893 F. Supp. 636 | 3 |
| 1995 | Mericle v. Secretary of HHS | 892 F. Supp. 843 | 3 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 22 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 H. Hannah Jr.?
- President William J. Clinton appointed John H. Hannah Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in 1994.
- Was John H. Hannah Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John H. Hannah Jr. was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John H. Hannah Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- John H. Hannah Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on March 10, 1994. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John H. Hannah Jr. on?
- John H. Hannah Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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9 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).