Who appointed Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr.?

President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1966.

Was Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr. was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr.'s confirmation vote?

Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on July 22, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Fifth Circuit / Appointed 1966 / Served to 1981

Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law in 1932. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1910–1981
Appointed by: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Loyola New Orleans Law 1932
Succeeded by: W. Eugene Davis

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1961	Eastern District of Louisiana	Kennedy (D)	Voice vote
1966	Fifth Circuit	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

Loyola University New Orleans School of Law

LL.B.

1932

Judicial Record

In our data, Ainsworth authored 32 published opinions for the court (1961–1966). Most cited: Jacques v. Local 1418, International Longshoremen's Ass'n (16 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1965	Jacques v. Local 1418, International Longshoremen's Ass'n	246 F. Supp. 857	16
1964	Milan v. Providence Washington Insurance Company	227 F. Supp. 251	16
1964	Smith v. Service Contracting, Inc.	236 F. Supp. 492	15
1962	United States v. Fox	211 F. Supp. 25	15
1962	Humble Oil & Refining Company v. M/V John E. Coon	207 F. Supp. 45	15
1966	Gautreau v. Central Gulf Steamship Corporation	255 F. Supp. 615	12
1963	Guilbeau v. Falcon Seaboard Drilling Company	215 F. Supp. 909	12
1962	Ross v. Delta Drilling Company	213 F. Supp. 270	12
1966	Wirtz v. LOCAL UNIONS NO. 406, 406-A, 406-B AND 406-C	254 F. Supp. 962	11
1965	Frederic v. United States	246 F. Supp. 368	10
1963	Olivier v. Humble Oil & Refining Company	225 F. Supp. 536	10
1966	Schultz v. Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission	250 F. Supp. 89	9
1964	In Re Bloomfield Steamship Company	227 F. Supp. 615	9
1963	Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission v. the Tug Claribel	222 F. Supp. 521	9
1963	Otis McAllister Export Corp. v. Grancolombiana (New York), Inc.	216 F. Supp. 756	9

Showing the 15 most-cited of 32 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 Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr.?: President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1966.
Was Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr. was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr.'s confirmation vote?: Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on July 22, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr. on?: Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Sources

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15 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).