John Andrew Peters
Appointed by President Warren G. Harding in 1921 and confirmed by unknown vote, John Andrew Peters was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1864–1953
- Appointed by
- Warren G. Harding, 1921
- Confirmed
- by unknown vote
- Education
- Bowdoin College 1885
- Succeeded
- Clarence Hale
- Succeeded by
- John David Clifford Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | District of Maine succeeded Clarence Hale | Harding (R) | Unknown |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.
Education
| Bowdoin College | A.B. | 1885 |
| Read law | 1887 | |
| Bowdoin College | A.M. | 1888 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Peters authored 24 published opinions for the court (1927–1947). Most cited: Lumbermens Mut. Casualty Co. v. Pulsifer (68 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Lumbermens Mut. Casualty Co. v. Pulsifer | 41 F. Supp. 249 | 68 |
| 1939 | Murphy v. Cady | 30 F. Supp. 466 | 62 |
| 1929 | Joyce v. UNITED STATES DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR FIRST COMPENSATION DIST. | 33 F.2d 218 | 17 |
| 1927 | Compagnie Du Port De Rio De Janeiro v. Mead Morrison Mfg. Co. | 19 F.2d 163 | 17 |
| 1947 | Todd Shipyards Corporation v. United States | 69 F. Supp. 609 | 16 |
| 1936 | United States v. One 1935 Chevrolet Coupe | 13 F. Supp. 986 | 15 |
| 1939 | Rederii v. Jarka Corporation | 26 F. Supp. 304 | 14 |
| 1930 | Standard Oil Co. of New York v. Standard Oil Co. of Maine, Inc. | 38 F.2d 677 | 14 |
| 1938 | Builders & Manufacturers Mut. Casualty Co. v. Paquette | 21 F. Supp. 858 | 13 |
| 1942 | State of Maine v. United States | 45 F. Supp. 35 | 11 |
| 1937 | Pennell v. HOME OWNERS'LOAN CORPORATION | 21 F. Supp. 497 | 11 |
| 1936 | In Re Preble Corporation | 15 F. Supp. 775 | 9 |
| 1937 | Smith v. Bartlett | 18 F. Supp. 35 | 8 |
| 1933 | Sterling v. Ham | 3 F. Supp. 386 | 8 |
| 1937 | Eastern S. S. Lines, Inc. v. Monahan | 21 F. Supp. 535 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 24 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 Andrew Peters?
- President Warren G. Harding appointed John Andrew Peters to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine in 1921.
- Was John Andrew Peters appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Andrew Peters was appointed by President Warren G. Harding, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- Which court was John Andrew Peters on?
- John Andrew Peters was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Harris & Ewing (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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31 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).