Newell Edenfield
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967 and confirmed by voice vote, Newell Edenfield was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He earned a law degree from University of Georgia School of Law in 1938. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1911–1981
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1967
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Georgia Law 1938
- Succeeded
- Frank Arthur Hooper
- Succeeded by
- J. Owen Forrester
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Northern District of Georgia succeeded Frank Arthur Hooper | 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
| University of Georgia School of Law | LL.B. | 1938 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Edenfield authored 130 published opinions for the court (1967–1981). Most cited: Buford v. American Finance Company (86 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Buford v. American Finance Company | 333 F. Supp. 1243 | 86 |
| 1971 | Crow v. Brown | 332 F. Supp. 382 | 57 |
| 1973 | Dynamics Corp. of America v. Citizens & Southern National Bank | 356 F. Supp. 991 | 56 |
| 1969 | Lawrence v. Blackwell | 298 F. Supp. 708 | 45 |
| 1974 | Roberts v. National School of Radio & Television Broadcasting | 374 F. Supp. 1266 | 44 |
| 1969 | Jackson v. Airways Parking Company | 297 F. Supp. 1366 | 36 |
| 1974 | Miles v. Bell Helicopter Co. | 385 F. Supp. 1029 | 35 |
| 1980 | Franks v. Thomason | 4 B.R. 814 | 33 |
| 1981 | Lavine v. General Mills, Inc. | 519 F. Supp. 332 | 32 |
| 1970 | Grey v. Continental Marketing Associates, Inc. | 315 F. Supp. 826 | 32 |
| 1967 | Carling Brewing Company v. Philip Morris, Inc. | 277 F. Supp. 326 | 31 |
| 1972 | United States v. Eley | 335 F. Supp. 353 | 29 |
| 1979 | Westfall v. Board of Com'rs of Clayton Cty. | 477 F. Supp. 862 | 26 |
| 1969 | Peacock v. Retail Credit Company | 302 F. Supp. 418 | 26 |
| 1976 | Robert E. McKee, Inc. v. City of Atlanta | 414 F. Supp. 957 | 24 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 130 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 Newell Edenfield?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Newell Edenfield to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in 1967.
- Was Newell Edenfield appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Newell Edenfield was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Newell Edenfield's confirmation vote?
- Newell Edenfield was confirmed by voice vote on June 12, 1967. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Newell Edenfield on?
- Newell Edenfield was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).