John Morgan Davis
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and confirmed by voice vote, John Morgan Davis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1932. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1906–1984
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania 1929 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1932
- Succeeded
- Thomas C. Egan
- Succeeded by
- Edward Norman Cahn
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Thomas C. Egan | L.B. Johnson (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
| University of Pennsylvania | B.S. | 1929 |
| University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) | LL.B. | 1932 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Davis authored 78 published opinions for the court (1964–1982). Most cited: Bumpus v. Uniroyal Tire Co., Div. of Uniroyal, Inc. (167 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Bumpus v. Uniroyal Tire Co., Div. of Uniroyal, Inc. | 392 F. Supp. 1405 | 167 |
| 1966 | United States v. Margeson | 259 F. Supp. 256 | 67 |
| 1966 | United States Ex Rel. Miller v. Myers | 253 F. Supp. 55 | 55 |
| 1968 | U. S. Ex Rel. Brzozowski v. Randall | 281 F. Supp. 306 | 52 |
| 1966 | Newman v. Freeman | 262 F. Supp. 106 | 48 |
| 1971 | United States v. Marple Community Record, Inc. | 335 F. Supp. 95 | 44 |
| 1982 | Lanza v. Poretti | 537 F. Supp. 777 | 40 |
| 1976 | Thomas v. American Cystoscope Makers, Inc. | 414 F. Supp. 255 | 40 |
| 1975 | United States Ex Rel. Savage v. Arnold | 403 F. Supp. 172 | 37 |
| 1974 | Bumpus v. Uniroyal Tire Co. Division of Uniroyal, Inc. | 385 F. Supp. 711 | 33 |
| 1966 | Stern Fish Co. v. Century Seafoods, Inc. | 254 F. Supp. 151 | 28 |
| 1966 | Moore v. Celebrezze | 252 F. Supp. 593 | 24 |
| 1981 | Cumis Insurance Society, Inc. v. Girard Bank | 522 F. Supp. 414 | 23 |
| 1972 | United States v. Rickus | 351 F. Supp. 1386 | 23 |
| 1964 | McKesson and Robbins, Inc. v. Charles Pfizer & Co. | 235 F. Supp. 743 | 22 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 78 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 Morgan Davis?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed John Morgan Davis to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1964.
- Was John Morgan Davis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Morgan Davis was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Morgan Davis's confirmation vote?
- John Morgan Davis was confirmed by voice vote on March 14, 1964. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Morgan Davis on?
- John Morgan Davis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Photographer not identified in source (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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19 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).