John William Ross
Appointed by President Warren G. Harding in 1921 and confirmed by unknown vote, John William Ross was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. He earned a law degree from Cumberland School of Law in 1900. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1878–1925
- Appointed by
- Warren G. Harding, 1921
- Confirmed
- by unknown vote
- Education
- Cumberland Law 1900
- Succeeded
- John Ethridge McCall
- Succeeded by
- Harry Bennett Anderson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Western District of Tennessee succeeded John Ethridge McCall | 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
| Cumberland School of Law | LL.B. | 1900 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Ross authored 4 published opinions for the court (1924). Most cited: Saunders v. Piggly Wiggly Corporation (23 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Saunders v. Piggly Wiggly Corporation | 1 F.2d 582 | 23 |
| 1924 | In Re Meyer & Judd | 1 F.2d 513 | 13 |
| 1924 | Piggly Wiggly Corporation v. Saunders | 1 F.2d 572 | 11 |
| 1924 | In Re P. H. Krauss & Co. | 2 F.2d 999 | 3 |
Showing the 4 most-cited of 4 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 William Ross?
- President Warren G. Harding appointed John William Ross to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee in 1921.
- Was John William Ross appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John William Ross 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 William Ross on?
- John William Ross was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: CherryYarn (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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4 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).