John Percy Nields
Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1930 and confirmed by voice vote, John Percy Nields was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1892. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1868–1943
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover, 1930
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Harvard 1889 · Harvard Law School 1892
- Succeeded
- Hugh Martin Morris
- Succeeded by
- Paul Conway Leahy
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | District of Delaware succeeded Hugh Martin Morris | Hoover (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
| Harvard University | A.B. | 1889 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1892 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Nields authored 53 published opinions for the court (1930–1941). Most cited: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Marbon Corporation (19 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Marbon Corporation | 32 F. Supp. 279 | 19 |
| 1939 | United States v. Columbia Gas & Electric Corporation | 27 F. Supp. 116 | 19 |
| 1935 | In Re National Department Stores, Inc. | 11 F. Supp. 633 | 16 |
| 1934 | United States v. Weirton Steel Co. | 7 F. Supp. 255 | 16 |
| 1934 | Universal Oil Products Co. v. Winkler-Koch Engineering Co. | 6 F. Supp. 763 | 15 |
| 1930 | Zip Mfg. Co. v. Pep Mfg. Co. | 44 F.2d 184 | 15 |
| 1938 | Jessup & Moore Paper Co. v. West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. | 25 F. Supp. 598 | 14 |
| 1939 | Booth Fisheries Corporation v. General Foods Corp. | 27 F. Supp. 268 | 13 |
| 1938 | Babcock & Wilcox Co. v. North Carolina Pulp Co. | 25 F. Supp. 596 | 13 |
| 1936 | Link-Belt Co. v. Dorr Co. | 15 F. Supp. 663 | 13 |
| 1937 | Duro Test Corp. v. Welsbach Street Lighting Co. of America | 21 F. Supp. 260 | 12 |
| 1940 | Bakelite Corporation v. Lubri-Zol Development Corp. | 34 F. Supp. 142 | 11 |
| 1940 | Echevarria v. Texas Co. | 31 F. Supp. 596 | 11 |
| 1939 | Williamson v. Columbia Gas & Electric Corporation | 27 F. Supp. 198 | 11 |
| 1935 | In Re Celotex Co. | 12 F. Supp. 1 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 53 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 Percy Nields?
- President Herbert Hoover appointed John Percy Nields to the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware in 1930.
- Was John Percy Nields appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Percy Nields was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Percy Nields's confirmation vote?
- John Percy Nields was confirmed by voice vote on July 3, 1930. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Percy Nields on?
- John Percy Nields was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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13 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).