Joseph Jerome Farris
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Joseph Jerome Farris was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Washington School of Law in 1958. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1930–2020
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Morehouse College 1951 · University of Washington Law 1958
- Succeeded by
- M. Margaret McKeown
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Ninth Circuit | Carter (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
| Morehouse College | B.S. | 1951 |
| Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University) | M.S.W. | 1955 |
| University of Washington School of Law | J.D. | 1958 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Farris authored 7 published opinions for the court (2008–2012). Most cited: United States v. Sullivan (155 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | United States v. Sullivan | 522 F.3d 967 | 155 |
| 2012 | Wolfe v. Jacobson (In Re Jacobson) | 676 F.3d 1193 | 111 |
| 2008 | United States v. Barsumyan | 517 F.3d 1154 | 53 |
| 2008 | Manta v. Chertoff | 518 F.3d 1134 | 44 |
| 2008 | United States v. Youssef | 547 F.3d 1090 | 26 |
| 2008 | MacLean v. Department of Homeland Security | 543 F.3d 1145 | 18 |
| 2008 | United States v. Crandall | 525 F.3d 907 | 17 |
Showing the 7 most-cited of 7 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 Jerome Farris?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Joseph Jerome Farris to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1979.
- Was Joseph Jerome Farris appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Joseph Jerome Farris was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Joseph Jerome Farris's confirmation vote?
- Joseph Jerome Farris was confirmed by voice vote on September 26, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Joseph Jerome Farris on?
- Joseph Jerome Farris was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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40 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).