Joseph Brannon Dooley
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1947 and confirmed by the Senate 48–36, Joseph Brannon Dooley was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1911. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1889–1967
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1947
- Confirmed
- 48–36
- Education
- University of Texas Law 1911
- Succeeded
- James Clifton Wilson
- Succeeded by
- Halbert Owen Woodward
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Northern District of Texas succeeded James Clifton Wilson | Truman (D) | 48–36 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
The Senate’s published per-senator roll-call records begin in 1989, so no senator-by-senator breakdown is available for this vote.
Education
| University of Texas School of Law | LL.B. | 1911 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Dooley authored 16 published opinions for the court (1947–1964). Most cited: Strickland v. Sellers (18 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Strickland v. Sellers | 78 F. Supp. 274 | 18 |
| 1964 | Sharp v. Commercial Solvents Corporation | 232 F. Supp. 323 | 15 |
| 1947 | Hill v. United States | 74 F. Supp. 129 | 14 |
| 1951 | Lynch v. American Motorists Ins. Co. | 101 F. Supp. 946 | 13 |
| 1952 | United States v. Globe & Rutgers Fire Ins. Co. | 104 F. Supp. 632 | 12 |
| 1953 | Sandsberry v. Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. | 114 F. Supp. 834 | 10 |
| 1953 | Cole v. Loma Plastics Inc. | 112 F. Supp. 138 | 10 |
| 1963 | Goldberg v. Amarillo General Drivers, Warehousemen & Helpers Local Union No. 577 | 214 F. Supp. 74 | 8 |
| 1960 | Stapf v. United States | 189 F. Supp. 830 | 7 |
| 1952 | In Re Estes | 105 F. Supp. 761 | 7 |
| 1950 | Harrold v. First Nat. Bank of Fort Worth | 93 F. Supp. 882 | 7 |
| 1964 | Parkland Place Company v. United States | 248 F. Supp. 974 | 6 |
| 1950 | Sterl v. Sears | 88 F. Supp. 431 | 6 |
| 1948 | Tinney v. McClain | 76 F. Supp. 694 | 3 |
| 1961 | United States v. Thompson-Powell Drilling Company | 196 F. Supp. 571 | 1 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 16 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 Joseph Brannon Dooley?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Joseph Brannon Dooley to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in 1947.
- Was Joseph Brannon Dooley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Joseph Brannon Dooley was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Joseph Brannon Dooley's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Joseph Brannon Dooley 48–36 on July 8, 1947.
- Which court was Joseph Brannon Dooley on?
- Joseph Brannon Dooley was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
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- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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19 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).