John Davis Larkins Jr.
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and confirmed by voice vote, John Davis Larkins Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1909–1990
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1961
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Wake Forest College 1929
- Succeeded by
- William Earl Britt
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Eastern District of North Carolina | Kennedy (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
| Wake Forest College School of Law | ||
| Wake Forest College | B.A. | 1929 |
| Read law | 1930 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Larkins was assigned 80 district-court cases (1983–1989). Median time from filing to termination: 176 days across 80 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, Larkins authored 70 published opinions for the court (1963–1987). Most cited: Spencer v. Rhodes (423 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Spencer v. Rhodes | 656 F. Supp. 458 | 423 |
| 1972 | Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Grant | 341 F. Supp. 356 | 49 |
| 1967 | Moody v. Albemarle Paper Company | 271 F. Supp. 27 | 30 |
| 1966 | Hamilton v. State of North Carolina | 260 F. Supp. 632 | 24 |
| 1974 | Staley v. Homeland, Inc. | 368 F. Supp. 1344 | 23 |
| 1973 | Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Grant | 355 F. Supp. 280 | 21 |
| 1965 | Downes v. United States | 249 F. Supp. 626 | 21 |
| 1974 | Wetherington v. Phillips | 380 F. Supp. 426 | 20 |
| 1967 | United States Ex Rel. F. E. Robinson Co. of N. C., Inc. v. Alpha-Continental | 273 F. Supp. 758 | 20 |
| 1976 | Isaacson v. Toyota Motor Sales, U. S. A., Inc. | 438 F. Supp. 1 | 17 |
| 1975 | Conservation Council of North Carolina v. Costanzo | 398 F. Supp. 653 | 14 |
| 1978 | Cole v. Stevenson | 447 F. Supp. 1268 | 13 |
| 1975 | United States v. Sea Gate, Inc. | 397 F. Supp. 1351 | 13 |
| 1974 | Stevens v. Dobs, Inc. | 373 F. Supp. 618 | 13 |
| 1972 | United States v. Buchanan | 340 F. Supp. 1285 | 13 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 70 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 Davis Larkins Jr.?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed John Davis Larkins Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina in 1961.
- Was John Davis Larkins Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Davis Larkins Jr. was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Davis Larkins Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- John Davis Larkins Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on August 21, 1961. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Davis Larkins Jr. on?
- John Davis Larkins Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
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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28 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).