Walter J. Gex III
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 and confirmed by voice vote, Walter J. Gex III was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He earned a law degree from University of Mississippi School of Law in 1963. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1939–2020
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1986
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Mississippi 1962 · University of Mississippi Law 1963
- Succeeded by
- Louis Guirola Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Southern District of Mississippi | Reagan (R) | 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 Mississippi | B.A. | 1962 |
| University of Mississippi School of Law | LL.B. | 1963 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Gex was assigned 5,528 district-court cases (1970–2013). Median time from filing to termination: 217 days across 5,526 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 30 of Gex’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 24 were affirmed, 5 reversed or vacated, and 1 affirmed in part and reversed in part. 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, Gex authored 57 published opinions for the court (1986–2007). Most cited: Jefferson v. Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA, Inc. (32 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Jefferson v. Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA, Inc. | 73 B.R. 179 | 32 |
| 2000 | Herrington v. Union Planters Bank, N.A. | 113 F. Supp. 2d 1026 | 29 |
| 1990 | Smith v. Orkin Exterminating Co., Inc. | 791 F. Supp. 1137 | 19 |
| 1998 | Baldwin v. Laurel Ford Lincoln-Mercury, Inc. | 32 F. Supp. 2d 894 | 17 |
| 1987 | United States v. One Parcel of Real Estate Property | 660 F. Supp. 483 | 15 |
| 1986 | Jefferson v. Jefferson (In Re Hancock Bank) | 73 B.R. 183 | 15 |
| 1994 | Ketzel v. Mississippi Riverboat Amusement, Ltd. | 867 F. Supp. 1260 | 14 |
| 1990 | Black v. Carey Canada, Inc. | 791 F. Supp. 1120 | 13 |
| 1987 | Kitchens v. Liberty Mutual Insurance | 659 F. Supp. 467 | 12 |
| 1986 | Babst v. FMC Corp. | 661 F. Supp. 82 | 12 |
| 1986 | Lenoir v. Tannehill | 660 F. Supp. 42 | 9 |
| 1997 | Thigpen v. Cheminova, Inc. | 992 F. Supp. 864 | 8 |
| 1995 | Peterson v. Test International, E.C. | 904 F. Supp. 574 | 8 |
| 1987 | Cogan v. United States | 659 F. Supp. 353 | 8 |
| 1995 | King v. President Riverboat Casino-Mississippi, Inc. | 894 F. Supp. 1008 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 57 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 Walter J. Gex III?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Walter J. Gex III to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi in 1986.
- Was Walter J. Gex III appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Walter J. Gex III was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Walter J. Gex III's confirmation vote?
- Walter J. Gex III was confirmed by voice vote on February 25, 1986. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Walter J. Gex III on?
- Walter J. Gex III was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
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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34 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).