John Wilson McIlvaine
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1955 and confirmed by voice vote, John Wilson McIlvaine was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1932. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1907–1963
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1955
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Washington and Jefferson College 1928 · University of Pittsburgh Law 1932
- Succeeded by
- Gerald Joseph Weber
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Western District of Pennsylvania | Eisenhower (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, McIlvaine authored 18 published opinions for the court (1956–1962). Most cited: Taylor v. Monongahela Railway Co. (17 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Taylor v. Monongahela Railway Co. | 155 F. Supp. 601 | 17 |
| 1961 | Mahler v. United States | 196 F. Supp. 362 | 14 |
| 1960 | Lewis v. Kepple | 185 F. Supp. 884 | 14 |
| 1959 | Bogatay v. Montour Railroad Company | 177 F. Supp. 269 | 12 |
| 1959 | Moesser v. Crucible Steel Company of America | 173 F. Supp. 953 | 12 |
| 1959 | Kelly v. United States Steel Corporation | 170 F. Supp. 649 | 8 |
| 1958 | Pavlovscak v. Lewis | 168 F. Supp. 839 | 8 |
| 1957 | Thompson v. Cavell | 158 F. Supp. 19 | 6 |
| 1957 | Frederick v. Burg | 148 F. Supp. 673 | 6 |
| 1956 | Hardware Mutual Ins. Co. of Minn. v. CA Snyder, Inc. | 137 F. Supp. 812 | 5 |
| 1960 | Diana v. Canada Dry Corporation | 189 F. Supp. 280 | 4 |
| 1958 | United States v. Weiss | 168 F. Supp. 728 | 4 |
| 1957 | Solomon v. White Motor Company | 153 F. Supp. 917 | 4 |
| 1956 | MJ Golden & Company v. Pittsburgh Brewing Co. | 137 F. Supp. 455 | 4 |
| 1959 | Basle Theatres, Inc. v. Warner Bros. Pictures Distributing Corp. | 168 F. Supp. 553 | 3 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 18 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 Wilson McIlvaine?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed John Wilson McIlvaine to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1955.
- Was John Wilson McIlvaine appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Wilson McIlvaine was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Wilson McIlvaine's confirmation vote?
- John Wilson McIlvaine was confirmed by voice vote on July 29, 1955. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Wilson McIlvaine on?
- John Wilson McIlvaine was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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7 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).