Thomas Virgil Pittman
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 and confirmed by voice vote, Thomas Virgil Pittman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. He earned a law degree from University of Alabama School of Law in 1940. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1916–2012
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Alabama 1939 · University of Alabama Law 1940
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Middle District of Alabama | L.B. Johnson (D) | Voice vote |
| 1966 | Southern District of Alabama | 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 Alabama | B.S. | 1939 |
| University of Alabama School of Law | LL.B. | 1940 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Pittman was assigned 1,801 district-court cases (1987–2005). Median time from filing to termination: 231 days across 1,799 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.
On appeal
Of 18 of Pittman’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 16 were affirmed, 2 reversed or vacated. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Pittman authored 88 published opinions for the court (1967–2006). Most cited: Bolden v. City of Mobile, Alabama (27 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Bolden v. City of Mobile, Alabama | 423 F. Supp. 384 | 27 |
| 1971 | Allen v. City of Mobile | 331 F. Supp. 1134 | 27 |
| 1989 | Gilbert Equipment Co., Inc. v. Higgins | 709 F. Supp. 1071 | 26 |
| 1980 | Citronelle-Mobile Gathering, Inc. v. O'LEARY | 499 F. Supp. 871 | 25 |
| 1980 | Nicholson v. Choctaw County, Ala. | 498 F. Supp. 295 | 24 |
| 1977 | Manley v. Mobile County, Ala. | 441 F. Supp. 1351 | 19 |
| 1970 | Coleman v. Jiffy June Farms, Inc. | 324 F. Supp. 664 | 18 |
| 1970 | Thomas v. Mims | 317 F. Supp. 179 | 18 |
| 1982 | Brown v. BOARD OF SCH. COM'RS OF MOBILE CTY., ALA. | 542 F. Supp. 1078 | 17 |
| 1979 | James v. Bd. of Sch. Com'rs of Mobile County, Ala. | 484 F. Supp. 705 | 16 |
| 1973 | White v. Sullivan | 368 F. Supp. 292 | 16 |
| 1996 | Waters v. Baldwin County | 936 F. Supp. 860 | 14 |
| 1982 | Bolden v. City of Mobile, Ala. | 542 F. Supp. 1050 | 13 |
| 1974 | McLaughlin v. Callaway | 382 F. Supp. 885 | 13 |
| 1971 | Lake v. Lee | 329 F. Supp. 196 | 13 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 88 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 Thomas Virgil Pittman?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Thomas Virgil Pittman to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama in 1966.
- Was Thomas Virgil Pittman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Thomas Virgil Pittman was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Thomas Virgil Pittman's confirmation vote?
- Thomas Virgil Pittman was confirmed by voice vote on June 29, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Thomas Virgil Pittman on?
- Thomas Virgil Pittman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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3 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).