Luther Lee Bohanon
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and confirmed by voice vote, Luther Lee Bohanon was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. He earned a law degree from University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1927. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma and U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1902–2003
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1961
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Oklahoma College of Law 1927
- Succeeded
- William Robert Wallace
- Succeeded by
- Harold Dale Cook
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Eastern District of Oklahoma succeeded William Robert Wallace | Kennedy (D) | Voice vote |
| 1961 | Northern District of Oklahoma succeeded William Robert Wallace | Kennedy (D) | Voice vote |
| 1961 | Western District of Oklahoma succeeded William Robert Wallace | Kennedy (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
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Bohanon was assigned 215 district-court cases (1961–1994). Median time from filing to termination: 226 days across 214 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Bohanon authored 59 published opinions for the court (1962–1993). Most cited: Battle v. Anderson (79 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Battle v. Anderson | 376 F. Supp. 402 | 79 |
| 1976 | Franke v. Midwestern Oklahoma Development Authority | 428 F. Supp. 719 | 53 |
| 1965 | Dowell v. School Board of Oklahoma City Public Schools | 244 F. Supp. 971 | 46 |
| 1977 | Sparks v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc. | 431 F. Supp. 411 | 29 |
| 1963 | Dowell v. School Board of Oklahoma City Public Schools | 219 F. Supp. 427 | 29 |
| 1977 | Battle v. Anderson | 447 F. Supp. 516 | 25 |
| 1977 | Rutherford v. United States | 438 F. Supp. 1287 | 24 |
| 1988 | Allstate Insurance v. Thomas | 684 F. Supp. 1056 | 23 |
| 1969 | Dailey v. City of Lawton, Oklahoma | 296 F. Supp. 266 | 22 |
| 1972 | Dowell v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF OKLAHOMA CITY PUB. SCH. | 338 F. Supp. 1256 | 21 |
| 1989 | Kelley Ex Rel. Kelley v. Rival Manufacturing Co. | 704 F. Supp. 1039 | 19 |
| 1978 | Battle v. Anderson | 457 F. Supp. 719 | 19 |
| 1963 | Harding v. Cameron | 220 F. Supp. 466 | 18 |
| 1962 | Fuqua v. Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company | 206 F. Supp. 814 | 16 |
| 1971 | Markham v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance | 326 F. Supp. 39 | 15 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 59 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 Luther Lee Bohanon?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed Luther Lee Bohanon to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma in 1961.
- Was Luther Lee Bohanon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Luther Lee Bohanon was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Luther Lee Bohanon's confirmation vote?
- Luther Lee Bohanon was confirmed by voice vote on August 30, 1961. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Luther Lee Bohanon on?
- Luther Lee Bohanon was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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41 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).