John Howland Wood Jr.
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1970 and confirmed by voice vote, John Howland Wood Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. He earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1938. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1916–1979
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1970
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- St. Mary's, Texas 1935 · University of Texas Law 1938
- Succeeded by
- Lucius Desha Bunton III
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Western District of Texas | Nixon (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
| St. Mary's University, Texas | B.B.A. | 1935 |
| University of Texas School of Law | LL.B. | 1938 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Wood authored 34 published opinions for the court (1972–1979). Most cited: Graves v. Barnes (87 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Graves v. Barnes | 343 F. Supp. 704 | 87 |
| 1978 | Theriault v. Silber | 453 F. Supp. 254 | 26 |
| 1974 | Graves v. Barnes | 378 F. Supp. 640 | 26 |
| 1975 | Theriault v. Silber | 391 F. Supp. 578 | 21 |
| 1977 | Graves v. Barnes | 446 F. Supp. 560 | 15 |
| 1976 | Royal Drug Co. v. Group Life & Health Insurance | 415 F. Supp. 343 | 15 |
| 1974 | Refrigeration Engineering Corp. v. Frick Company | 370 F. Supp. 702 | 13 |
| 1976 | LaPoint v. Shirley | 409 F. Supp. 118 | 12 |
| 1976 | Graves v. Barnes | 408 F. Supp. 1050 | 12 |
| 1977 | Zimmerman v. Spears | 428 F. Supp. 759 | 11 |
| 1974 | In Re McCoy | 373 F. Supp. 870 | 11 |
| 1972 | Gary Aircraft Corporation v. United States | 342 F. Supp. 473 | 8 |
| 1972 | San Antonio District Dental Society v. United States | 340 F. Supp. 11 | 8 |
| 1978 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Datapoint Corp. | 457 F. Supp. 62 | 7 |
| 1973 | Jorrie v. Imperial Investment Company | 355 F. Supp. 1088 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 34 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 Howland Wood Jr.?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed John Howland Wood Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 1970.
- Was John Howland Wood Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Howland Wood Jr. was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Howland Wood Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- John Howland Wood Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on November 25, 1970. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Howland Wood Jr. on?
- John Howland Wood Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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8 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).