John David Holschuh
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 and confirmed by voice vote, John David Holschuh was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1951. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1926–2011
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1980
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Miami, Ohio 1948 · University of Cincinnati College of Law 1951
- Succeeded by
- Algenon L. Marbley
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Southern District of Ohio | Carter (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
| Miami University, Ohio | B.A. | 1948 |
| University of Cincinnati College of Law | J.D. | 1951 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Holschuh was assigned 3,409 district-court cases (1977–2011). Median time from filing to termination: 296 days across 3,409 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.
On appeal
Of 62 of Holschuh’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 50 were affirmed, 7 reversed or vacated, and 5 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Holschuh authored 97 published opinions for the court (1982–2010). Most cited: Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. v. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (91 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. v. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | 130 F. Supp. 2d 928 | 91 |
| 1993 | City of Health, Ohio v. Ashland Oil, Inc. | 834 F. Supp. 971 | 71 |
| 1995 | In Re Search Warrants Issued August 29, 1994 | 889 F. Supp. 296 | 58 |
| 2000 | Sky Technology Partners, LLC v. Midwest Research Institute | 125 F. Supp. 2d 286 | 54 |
| 2005 | Harrison v. McDonald's Corp. | 411 F. Supp. 2d 862 | 46 |
| 2008 | Kendall Holdings, Ltd. v. Eden Cryogenics LLC | 630 F. Supp. 2d 853 | 44 |
| 1989 | Rose v. Giamatti | 721 F. Supp. 906 | 32 |
| 2009 | Clark v. Walt Disney Co. | 642 F. Supp. 2d 775 | 29 |
| 1991 | Midwest Motor Supply Co., Inc. v. Kimball | 761 F. Supp. 1316 | 28 |
| 1984 | Mamula v. Satralloy, Inc. | 578 F. Supp. 563 | 26 |
| 2000 | Black v. Columbus Public Schools | 124 F. Supp. 2d 550 | 23 |
| 2007 | Stringer v. National Football League | 474 F. Supp. 2d 894 | 22 |
| 1990 | In Re Frost | 123 B.R. 254 | 22 |
| 2005 | Gionis v. Javitch, Block & Rathbone | 405 F. Supp. 2d 856 | 21 |
| 1998 | O'Hara v. Mt. Vernon Board of Education | 16 F. Supp. 2d 868 | 21 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 97 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 Holschuh?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed John David Holschuh to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 1980.
- Was John David Holschuh appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John David Holschuh was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John David Holschuh's confirmation vote?
- John David Holschuh was confirmed by voice vote on May 21, 1980. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John David Holschuh on?
- John David Holschuh was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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30 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).