Malcolm Jones Howard
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 and confirmed by voice vote, Malcolm Jones Howard was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. He earned a law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1970. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1939–2025
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1988
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- U.S. Military Academy 1962 · Wake Forest Law 1970
- Succeeded by
- Richard Ernest Myers II
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Eastern District of North Carolina | Reagan (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
| U.S. Military Academy | B.S. | 1962 |
| Wake Forest University School of Law | J.D. | 1970 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Howard was assigned 7,010 district-court cases (1986–2020). Median time from filing to termination: 237 days across 7,008 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.
On appeal
Of 511 of Howard’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 447 were affirmed, 47 reversed or vacated, and 17 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Howard authored 126 published opinions for the court (1988–2011). Most cited: De Luna-Guerrero v. North Carolina Grower's Ass'n, Inc. (51 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | De Luna-Guerrero v. North Carolina Grower's Ass'n, Inc. | 338 F. Supp. 2d 649 | 51 |
| 1993 | Griffin v. Holmes | 843 F. Supp. 81 | 40 |
| 1994 | Murray v. Richmond Steel & Welding Co. (In Re Hudson) | 170 B.R. 868 | 35 |
| 2004 | Microsoft Corp. v. Computer Service & Repair, Inc. | 312 F. Supp. 2d 779 | 28 |
| 2011 | Gaxiola v. Williams Seafood of Arapahoe, Inc. | 776 F. Supp. 2d 117 | 20 |
| 2000 | Bleecker v. Standard Fire Insurance | 130 F. Supp. 2d 726 | 19 |
| 1992 | VENTURTECH II v. Deloitte Haskins & Sells | 790 F. Supp. 576 | 19 |
| 1992 | Shaver v. Shaver | 799 F. Supp. 576 | 18 |
| 1991 | First Financial Savings Bank, Inc. v. American Bankers Insurance of Florida, Inc. | 783 F. Supp. 963 | 18 |
| 1993 | McCullough v. Branch Banking and Trust Co., Inc. | 844 F. Supp. 258 | 17 |
| 1993 | Livingston v. United States | 817 F. Supp. 601 | 17 |
| 2008 | Martinez-Hernandez v. BUTTERBALL, LLC | 578 F. Supp. 2d 816 | 15 |
| 2001 | Beltran-Benitez v. Sea Safari, Ltd. | 180 F. Supp. 2d 772 | 14 |
| 1998 | United States v. White | 27 F. Supp. 2d 646 | 13 |
| 1993 | Storr Office Supply Division v. Radar Business Systems—Raleigh, Inc. | 832 F. Supp. 154 | 13 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 126 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 Malcolm Jones Howard?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Malcolm Jones Howard to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina in 1988.
- Was Malcolm Jones Howard appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Malcolm Jones Howard was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Malcolm Jones Howard's confirmation vote?
- Malcolm Jones Howard was confirmed by voice vote on February 25, 1988. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Malcolm Jones Howard on?
- Malcolm Jones Howard was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
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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36 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).