Roby Calvin Thompson
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957 and confirmed by voice vote, Roby Calvin Thompson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 1922. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1898–1960
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Virginia Law 1922
- Succeeded
- Alfred Dickinson Barksdale
- Succeeded by
- Thomas Johnson Michie
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Western District of Virginia succeeded Alfred Dickinson Barksdale | Eisenhower (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
| University of Virginia School of Law | LL.B. | 1922 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Thompson authored 7 published opinions for the court (1958–1959). Most cited: Yonce v. Miners Memorial Hospital Ass'n (40 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Yonce v. Miners Memorial Hospital Ass'n | 161 F. Supp. 178 | 40 |
| 1959 | Powell Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc. | 179 F. Supp. 616 | 15 |
| 1959 | Blue Ridge Stone Corporation v. United States | 170 F. Supp. 569 | 12 |
| 1959 | Moretz v. General Electric Company | 170 F. Supp. 698 | 11 |
| 1959 | Helms v. Leonard | 170 F. Supp. 143 | 7 |
| 1959 | Diesing v. Vaughn Wood Products, Inc. | 175 F. Supp. 460 | 6 |
| 1958 | In Re Lincoln Industries, Inc. | 166 F. Supp. 240 | 6 |
Showing the 7 most-cited of 7 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 Roby Calvin Thompson?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Roby Calvin Thompson to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in 1957.
- Was Roby Calvin Thompson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Roby Calvin Thompson was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Roby Calvin Thompson's confirmation vote?
- Roby Calvin Thompson was confirmed by voice vote on August 28, 1957. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Roby Calvin Thompson on?
- Roby Calvin Thompson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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2 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).