John Virgil Singleton Jr.
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 and confirmed by voice vote, John Virgil Singleton Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1918–2015
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Texas 1942
- Succeeded by
- Melinda Harmon
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Southern District of Texas | 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 Texas | B.A. | 1942 |
| Naval Justice School | 1948 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Singleton was assigned 506 district-court cases (1983–1992). Median time from filing to termination: 261 days across 505 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Singleton authored 136 published opinions for the court (1966–1992). Most cited: Johnson v. Sawyer (30 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Johnson v. Sawyer | 640 F. Supp. 1126 | 30 |
| 1969 | Calbillo v. San Jacinto Junior College | 305 F. Supp. 857 | 30 |
| 1970 | Wright v. Cork Club | 315 F. Supp. 1143 | 26 |
| 1988 | Gabel v. Engra, Inc. (In Re Engra, Inc.) | 86 B.R. 890 | 24 |
| 1970 | Adams v. Harris County, Texas | 316 F. Supp. 938 | 24 |
| 1973 | Sabala v. Western Gillette, Inc. | 362 F. Supp. 1142 | 23 |
| 1983 | Bamford v. Hobbs | 569 F. Supp. 160 | 22 |
| 1976 | Morton v. Texas Welding & Manufacturing Co. | 408 F. Supp. 7 | 21 |
| 1974 | Reul v. Sahara Hotel | 372 F. Supp. 995 | 21 |
| 1977 | Guajardo v. Estelle | 432 F. Supp. 1373 | 20 |
| 1976 | Computer Statistics, Inc. v. Blair | 418 F. Supp. 1339 | 20 |
| 1971 | Credit Bureau Reports, Inc. v. Retail Credit Co. | 358 F. Supp. 780 | 20 |
| 1971 | Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha Ltd. v. MS GALINI | 323 F. Supp. 79 | 19 |
| 1982 | Doe Ex Rel. Doe v. Aldine Independent School District | 563 F. Supp. 883 | 18 |
| 1978 | Navarro Ex Rel. Quintana v. Sedco, Inc. | 449 F. Supp. 1355 | 16 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 136 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 Virgil Singleton Jr.?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed John Virgil Singleton Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 1966.
- Was John Virgil Singleton Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Virgil Singleton Jr. 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 Virgil Singleton Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- John Virgil Singleton Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on July 22, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Virgil Singleton Jr. on?
- John Virgil Singleton Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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25 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).