Ted Cabot
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 and confirmed by voice vote, Ted Cabot was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He earned a law degree from University of Miami School of Law in 1953. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1917–1971
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Miami Law 1953
- Succeeded by
- Norman Charles Roettger Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Southern District of Florida | 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 Miami School of Law | LL.B. | 1953 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Cabot authored 11 published opinions for the court (1966–1971). Most cited: United States v. Sklaroff (103 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | United States v. Sklaroff | 323 F. Supp. 296 | 103 |
| 1970 | Pritikin v. Thurman | 311 F. Supp. 1400 | 22 |
| 1970 | Miami National Bank v. Pennsylvania Insurance Co. | 314 F. Supp. 858 | 15 |
| 1969 | MacK v. Florida State Board of Dentistry | 296 F. Supp. 1259 | 14 |
| 1969 | Hunt Industries, Inc. v. Fibra Boats, Inc. | 299 F. Supp. 1145 | 11 |
| 1968 | Nash v. Purdy | 283 F. Supp. 837 | 10 |
| 1970 | Lutsky v. Lutsky | 310 F. Supp. 517 | 5 |
| 1967 | Florida Power & Light Co. v. Hercules Concrete Pile Co. | 275 F. Supp. 427 | 5 |
| 1971 | Tillman v. Dade County School Board | 327 F. Supp. 930 | 3 |
| 1966 | Commercial Union Insurance Co. of New York v. Reichard | 262 F. Supp. 275 | 2 |
| 1971 | City of Hialeah v. United States Housing Authority | 340 F. Supp. 885 | 1 |
Showing the 11 most-cited of 11 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 Ted Cabot?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Ted Cabot to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1966.
- Was Ted Cabot appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Ted Cabot was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Ted Cabot's confirmation vote?
- Ted Cabot was confirmed by voice vote on August 10, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Ted Cabot on?
- Ted Cabot was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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5 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).