Wade Hampton McCree Jr.
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 and confirmed by voice vote, Wade Hampton McCree Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1944. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1920–1987
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Fisk 1941 · Harvard Law School 1944
- Succeeded by
- Damon Jerome Keith
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Eastern District of Michigan | Kennedy (D) | Voice vote |
| 1966 | Sixth Circuit | 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
| Fisk University | A.B. | 1941 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1944 |
Judicial Record
In our data, McCree authored 12 published opinions for the court (1961–1970). Most cited: United States v. Caplan (37 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | United States v. Caplan | 255 F. Supp. 805 | 37 |
| 1963 | Chovan v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Company | 217 F. Supp. 808 | 27 |
| 1962 | Gaetzi v. Carling Brewing Company | 205 F. Supp. 615 | 20 |
| 1962 | Campbell v. Nixon | 207 F. Supp. 826 | 17 |
| 1966 | Evans v. Kropp | 254 F. Supp. 218 | 16 |
| 1968 | Winkle v. Kropp | 279 F. Supp. 532 | 12 |
| 1963 | Mallon v. Lutz | 217 F. Supp. 454 | 10 |
| 1963 | Malta Manufacturing Company v. Osten | 215 F. Supp. 114 | 9 |
| 1961 | In Re Hagewood's Petition | 200 F. Supp. 140 | 8 |
| 1970 | BUILDERS FINANCE COMPANY, INC. v. United States | 352 F. Supp. 491 | 6 |
| 1965 | Cohen v. United States | 241 F. Supp. 740 | 6 |
| 1962 | In Re for Naturalization of Hollinger | 211 F. Supp. 203 | 5 |
Showing the 12 most-cited of 12 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 Wade Hampton McCree Jr.?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Wade Hampton McCree Jr. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 1966.
- Was Wade Hampton McCree Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Wade Hampton McCree Jr. was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Wade Hampton McCree Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Wade Hampton McCree Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on September 7, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Wade Hampton McCree Jr. on?
- Wade Hampton McCree Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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10 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).