Sarah Tilghman Hughes
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, Sarah Tilghman Hughes was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. She earned a law degree from George Washington University Law School in 1922. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1896–1985
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1962
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Goucher College 1917 · George Washington Law School 1922
- Succeeded by
- Patrick Errol Higginbotham
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Northern District of Texas | Kennedy (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
| Goucher College | A.B. | 1917 |
| George Washington University Law School | LL.B. | 1922 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Hughes authored 39 published opinions for the court (1964–1998). Most cited: Bush v. McCollum (45 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Bush v. McCollum | 231 F. Supp. 560 | 45 |
| 1972 | Taylor v. Sterrett | 344 F. Supp. 411 | 42 |
| 1969 | Walker v. Pointer | 304 F. Supp. 56 | 41 |
| 1974 | Reynolds v. Wise | 375 F. Supp. 145 | 36 |
| 1996 | Hinton v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n | 945 F. Supp. 1052 | 24 |
| 1971 | Securities & Exchange Commission v. National Bankers Life Insurance | 324 F. Supp. 189 | 19 |
| 1970 | Petete v. Consolidated Freightways | 313 F. Supp. 1271 | 19 |
| 1964 | United States v. Stone | 232 F. Supp. 396 | 15 |
| 1969 | Shultz v. Brookhaven General Hospital | 305 F. Supp. 424 | 14 |
| 1971 | Securities & Exchange Commission v. National Bankers Life Insurance | 334 F. Supp. 444 | 13 |
| 1965 | Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. City of Dallas | 247 F. Supp. 906 | 13 |
| 1965 | Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. City of Dallas | 249 F. Supp. 19 | 9 |
| 1974 | W. B. Fishburn Cleaners, Inc. v. Army & Air Force Exchange Service | 374 F. Supp. 162 | 8 |
| 1973 | Stock v. Texas Catholic Interscholastic League | 364 F. Supp. 362 | 8 |
| 1968 | United States v. Lanpar Company | 293 F. Supp. 147 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 39 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 Sarah Tilghman Hughes?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed Sarah Tilghman Hughes to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in 1962.
- Was Sarah Tilghman Hughes appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Sarah Tilghman Hughes was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Sarah Tilghman Hughes's confirmation vote?
- Sarah Tilghman Hughes was confirmed by voice vote on March 16, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Sarah Tilghman Hughes on?
- Sarah Tilghman Hughes was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Yoichi Okamoto (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).