Joseph Cornelius Waddy
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967 and confirmed by voice vote, Joseph Cornelius Waddy was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He earned a law degree from Howard University School of Law in 1938. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1911–1978
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1967
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Lincoln, Pennsylvania 1935 · Howard Law 1938
- Succeeded
- Richmond Bowling Keech
- Succeeded by
- John Garrett Penn
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | District of Columbia succeeded Richmond Bowling Keech | L.B. Johnson (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
| Lincoln University, Pennsylvania | A.B. | 1935 |
| Howard University School of Law | LL.B. | 1938 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Waddy authored 43 published opinions for the court (1969–1978). Most cited: Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia (135 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia | 348 F. Supp. 866 | 135 |
| 1971 | United States v. Scott | 331 F. Supp. 233 | 63 |
| 1978 | Nitterright v. Claytor | 454 F. Supp. 130 | 27 |
| 1978 | Texas Landowners Rights Ass'n v. Harris | 453 F. Supp. 1025 | 24 |
| 1975 | Washington Mobilization Committee v. Cullinane | 400 F. Supp. 186 | 24 |
| 1978 | National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws v. United States Department of State | 452 F. Supp. 1226 | 21 |
| 1976 | United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. | 427 F. Supp. 57 | 20 |
| 1974 | Public Citizen v. Sampson | 379 F. Supp. 662 | 19 |
| 1974 | K. C. Wu v. Keeney | 384 F. Supp. 1161 | 17 |
| 1977 | Dilley v. Alexander | 440 F. Supp. 375 | 12 |
| 1976 | National Rifle Ass'n of America, Inc. v. Kleppe | 425 F. Supp. 1101 | 11 |
| 1970 | Goodman v. Perpetual Building Association | 320 F. Supp. 20 | 10 |
| 1970 | Doe v. General Hospital of District of Columbia | 313 F. Supp. 1170 | 10 |
| 1977 | Stockton v. Harris | 434 F. Supp. 276 | 9 |
| 1978 | Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. Northwest Airlines, Inc. | 444 F. Supp. 1138 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 43 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 Cornelius Waddy?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Joseph Cornelius Waddy to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 1967.
- Was Joseph Cornelius Waddy appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Joseph Cornelius Waddy was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Joseph Cornelius Waddy's confirmation vote?
- Joseph Cornelius Waddy was confirmed by voice vote on March 2, 1967. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Joseph Cornelius Waddy on?
- Joseph Cornelius Waddy was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).