Who appointed Paul X Williams?

President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Paul X Williams to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas in 1967.

Was Paul X Williams appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Paul X Williams was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Paul X Williams's confirmation vote?

Paul X Williams was confirmed by voice vote on June 12, 1967. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Western District of Arkansas / Appointed 1967 / Served to 1994

Paul X Williams

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas

Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967 and confirmed by voice vote, Paul X Williams was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. He earned a law degree from University of Arkansas School of Law in 1930. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1908–1994
Appointed by: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1967
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Arkansas 1929 · University of Arkansas Law 1930
Succeeded: John Elvis Miller
Succeeded by: Hugh Franklin Waters

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1967	Western District of Arkansas succeeded John Elvis Miller	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 Arkansas	B.A.	1929
University of Arkansas School of Law	LL.B.	1930

Judicial Record

In our data, Williams authored 38 published opinions for the court (1967–1980). Most cited: Robinson Insurance & Real Estate Inc. v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. (44 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1973	Robinson Insurance & Real Estate Inc. v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.	366 F. Supp. 307	44
1970	In Re Brown	314 F. Supp. 947	16
1977	First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Federal Home Loan Bank Board	426 F. Supp. 454	15
1971	Spiller v. THOMAS M. LOWE AND ASSOCIATES INC.	328 F. Supp. 54	15
1980	Springdale School District v. Grace	494 F. Supp. 266	12
1967	Myers v. COUNCIL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION	276 F. Supp. 541	11
1977	Starr Farms, Inc. v. United States	447 F. Supp. 580	10
1970	In Re Peoples Loan & Investment Company	316 F. Supp. 13	10
1980	Watts v. Volkswagen Artiengesellschaft	488 F. Supp. 1233	9
1978	Orlando v. Wizel	443 F. Supp. 744	9
1979	Henson v. Alexander	478 F. Supp. 1055	8
1976	Deal v. United States	413 F. Supp. 630	8
1970	S. E. Evans, Inc. v. United States	317 F. Supp. 423	8
1975	Louisiana-Nevada Transit Co. v. Woods	393 F. Supp. 177	7
1970	Carter v. Hodges	317 F. Supp. 89	7

Showing the 15 most-cited of 38 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 Paul X Williams?: President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Paul X Williams to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas in 1967.
Was Paul X Williams appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Paul X Williams was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Paul X Williams's confirmation vote?: Paul X Williams was confirmed by voice vote on June 12, 1967. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Paul X Williams on?: Paul X Williams was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.

Sources

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26 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).