John Milton Killits
Appointed by President William H. Taft in 1910 and confirmed by voice vote, John Milton Killits was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from Columbian University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School) in 1885. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1858–1938
- Appointed by
- William H. Taft, 1910
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Williams College 1880 · Columbian Law (now George Washington University Law School) 1885
- Succeeded by
- George Philip Hahn
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Northern District of Ohio | Taft (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
Judicial Record
In our data, Killits authored 9 published opinions for the court (1924–1936). Most cited: Industrial Research Corp. v. General Motors Corporation (47 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Industrial Research Corp. v. General Motors Corporation | 29 F.2d 623 | 47 |
| 1928 | Ford v. Nauts | 25 F.2d 1015 | 34 |
| 1926 | Benedict v. Seiberling | 17 F.2d 831 | 23 |
| 1928 | United States v. Huston | 28 F.2d 451 | 21 |
| 1927 | Benedict v. Seiberling | 17 F.2d 841 | 11 |
| 1924 | Barfield v. Zenith Tire & Rubber Co. | 9 F.2d 204 | 8 |
| 1925 | Fraser v. Nauts | 8 F.2d 106 | 6 |
| 1936 | Rinderknecht v. Toledo Association of Credit Men | 13 F. Supp. 555 | 3 |
| 1928 | West Ohio Gas Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of Ohio | 42 F.2d 899 | 0 |
Showing the 9 most-cited of 9 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 Milton Killits?
- President William H. Taft appointed John Milton Killits to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1910.
- Was John Milton Killits appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Milton Killits was appointed by President William H. Taft, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Milton Killits's confirmation vote?
- John Milton Killits was confirmed by voice vote on June 24, 1910. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Milton Killits on?
- John Milton Killits was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Engraved by E G Williams & Brother, N.Y. (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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28 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).