Seybourn Harris Lynne
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1946 and confirmed by voice vote, Seybourn Harris Lynne was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. He earned a law degree from University of Alabama School of Law in 1930. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1907–2000
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1946
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn) 1927 · University of Alabama Law 1930
- Succeeded
- Thomas Alexander Murphree
- Succeeded by
- James Hughes Hancock
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Northern District of Alabama succeeded Thomas Alexander Murphree | Truman (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
| Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University) | B.S. | 1927 |
| University of Alabama School of Law | LL.B. | 1930 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Lynne was assigned 1,793 district-court cases (1982–2000). Median time from filing to termination: 223 days across 1,793 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Lynne authored 91 published opinions for the court (1945–1997). Most cited: Zachry v. Brown (49 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Zachry v. Brown | 299 F. Supp. 1360 | 49 |
| 1984 | Willoughby Roofing & Supply Co. v. Kajima International, Inc. | 598 F. Supp. 353 | 46 |
| 1967 | Dent v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company | 265 F. Supp. 56 | 42 |
| 1971 | Guthrie v. Alabama By-Products Company | 328 F. Supp. 1140 | 34 |
| 1961 | United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Slifkin | 200 F. Supp. 563 | 33 |
| 1985 | Phillips v. Amoco Oil Co. | 614 F. Supp. 694 | 32 |
| 1953 | Norment v. Hobby | 124 F. Supp. 489 | 31 |
| 1969 | Broughton v. Brewer | 298 F. Supp. 260 | 27 |
| 1974 | Mobil Oil Corporation v. Tennessee Valley Authority | 387 F. Supp. 498 | 23 |
| 1963 | Anniston Soil Pipe Co. v. Central Foundry Co. | 216 F. Supp. 473 | 23 |
| 1962 | Goldberg v. Wharf Constructers | 209 F. Supp. 499 | 20 |
| 1972 | Morris v. Tennessee Valley Authority | 345 F. Supp. 321 | 19 |
| 1964 | Wirtz v. Hardin & Company | 253 F. Supp. 579 | 19 |
| 1948 | Minyard v. Woodward Iron Co. | 81 F. Supp. 414 | 19 |
| 1963 | Birmingham News Company v. Patterson | 224 F. Supp. 670 | 18 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 91 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 Seybourn Harris Lynne?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Seybourn Harris Lynne to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in 1946.
- Was Seybourn Harris Lynne appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Seybourn Harris Lynne was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Seybourn Harris Lynne's confirmation vote?
- Seybourn Harris Lynne was confirmed by voice vote on December 20, 1945. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Seybourn Harris Lynne on?
- Seybourn Harris Lynne was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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54 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).