Joseph Jefferson Fisher
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959 and confirmed by voice vote, Joseph Jefferson Fisher was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1936. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1910–2000
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Texas Law 1936
- Succeeded
- Lamar John Ryan Cecil
- Succeeded by
- Sam Blakeley Hall Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Eastern District of Texas succeeded Lamar John Ryan Cecil | Eisenhower (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
| University of Texas School of Law | LL.B. | 1936 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Fisher authored 107 published opinions for the court (1963–2000). Most cited: Dayton Independent School District v. National Gypsum Co. (43 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Dayton Independent School District v. National Gypsum Co. | 682 F. Supp. 1403 | 43 |
| 1996 | McCray v. DPC Industries, Inc. | 942 F. Supp. 288 | 28 |
| 1968 | Smith v. Transit Casualty Company | 281 F. Supp. 661 | 24 |
| 1980 | Kimball v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | 504 F. Supp. 544 | 23 |
| 1968 | Holder v. United States | 285 F. Supp. 380 | 21 |
| 1999 | Hunt v. Smith | 67 F. Supp. 2d 675 | 17 |
| 1980 | Mooney v. Fibreboard Corp. | 485 F. Supp. 242 | 16 |
| 1984 | Munusamy v. McClelland Engineers, Inc. | 579 F. Supp. 149 | 12 |
| 1995 | Johnson v. City of Port Arthur | 892 F. Supp. 835 | 11 |
| 1993 | MacDonald v. Monsanto Co. | 813 F. Supp. 1258 | 11 |
| 1981 | United States v. 5.00 ACRES OF LAND, ETC. | 507 F. Supp. 589 | 11 |
| 1978 | Scott v. Moore | 461 F. Supp. 224 | 11 |
| 1974 | Citizen v. M/V TRITON | 384 F. Supp. 198 | 11 |
| 1983 | Sabine Towing & Transportation Co. v. Merit Ventures, Inc. | 575 F. Supp. 1442 | 10 |
| 1980 | Wilkerson v. Teledyne Movible Offshore, Inc. | 496 F. Supp. 1279 | 10 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 107 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 Jefferson Fisher?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Joseph Jefferson Fisher to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in 1959.
- Was Joseph Jefferson Fisher appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Joseph Jefferson Fisher was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Joseph Jefferson Fisher's confirmation vote?
- Joseph Jefferson Fisher was confirmed by voice vote on September 9, 1959. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Joseph Jefferson Fisher on?
- Joseph Jefferson Fisher was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern 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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40 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).