John Johnston Parker
Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1925 and confirmed by voice vote, John Johnston Parker was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of North Carolina School of Law in 1908. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1885–1958
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge, 1925
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of North Carolina 1907 · University of North Carolina Law 1908
- Succeeded
- Charles Albert Woods
- Succeeded by
- Herbert Stephenson Boreman
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Fourth Circuit succeeded Charles Albert Woods | Coolidge (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, Parker authored 17 published opinions for the court (1929–1948). Most cited: United States v. Vogue, Inc. (40 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | United States v. Vogue, Inc. | 145 F.2d 609 | 40 |
| 1930 | Butler v. Ellis | 45 F.2d 951 | 30 |
| 1939 | Virginia-Carolina Tie & Wood Co. v. Dunbar | 106 F.2d 383 | 29 |
| 1940 | Old Point Fish Co. v. Haywood | 109 F.2d 703 | 24 |
| 1931 | Speers Sand & Clay Works, Inc. v. American Trust Co. | 52 F.2d 831 | 23 |
| 1931 | Myers v. United States | 49 F.2d 230 | 22 |
| 1931 | Leser v. Burnet | 46 F.2d 756 | 22 |
| 1931 | Grand Lodge of Improved, Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the World v. Grand Lodge, Improved, Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the World, Inc. | 50 F.2d 860 | 21 |
| 1948 | Mourikas v. Vardianos | 169 F.2d 53 | 19 |
| 1943 | Piedmont Fire Ins. Co. v. Aaron | 138 F.2d 732 | 18 |
| 1931 | Pullman Co. v. Hall | 46 F.2d 399 | 16 |
| 1931 | Osborn v. United States | 50 F.2d 712 | 15 |
| 1930 | New Jersey Fidelity & Plate Glass Ins. Co. v. Love | 43 F.2d 82 | 11 |
| 1940 | Byrer v. Bushong | 108 F.2d 594 | 9 |
| 1931 | Burnet v. Livezey | 48 F.2d 159 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 17 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 Johnston Parker?
- President Calvin Coolidge appointed John Johnston Parker to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 1925.
- Was John Johnston Parker appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Johnston Parker was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Johnston Parker's confirmation vote?
- John Johnston Parker was confirmed by voice vote on December 14, 1925. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Johnston Parker on?
- John Johnston Parker was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Army Signal Corps photographer (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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32 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).