Walter Louis Nixon Jr.
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 and confirmed by voice vote, Walter Louis Nixon Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He earned a law degree from Tulane University Law School in 1951. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1928 · age 98
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1968
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Tulane Law School 1951
- Succeeded by
- Charles Willis Pickering Sr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Southern District of Mississippi | 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
| Tulane University Law School | J.D. | 1951 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Nixon authored 68 published opinions for the court (1968–1985). Most cited: Bank of Indiana, National Ass'n v. Holyfield (61 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Bank of Indiana, National Ass'n v. Holyfield | 476 F. Supp. 104 | 61 |
| 1969 | Martin v. Texaco, Inc. | 304 F. Supp. 498 | 30 |
| 1971 | Wilson v. Retail Credit Company | 325 F. Supp. 460 | 27 |
| 1977 | Morgan v. Sproat | 432 F. Supp. 1130 | 22 |
| 1976 | Johnson v. Warnaco, Inc. | 426 F. Supp. 44 | 21 |
| 1970 | Speake v. Grantham | 317 F. Supp. 1253 | 20 |
| 1977 | Mississippi Chemical Corp. v. Chemical Construction Corp. | 444 F. Supp. 925 | 19 |
| 1969 | Hyde Construction Company v. Koehring Company | 321 F. Supp. 1193 | 18 |
| 1976 | Marathon LeTourneau Co. v. National Labor Relations Board | 414 F. Supp. 1074 | 17 |
| 1976 | Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Condict | 417 F. Supp. 63 | 17 |
| 1982 | Lorenzen v. South Central Bell Telephone Co. | 546 F. Supp. 694 | 16 |
| 1982 | Burris v. South Central Bell Telephone Co. | 540 F. Supp. 905 | 15 |
| 1976 | Bunge Corp. v. Biglane | 418 F. Supp. 1159 | 14 |
| 1976 | Hood v. Fireman's Fund Insurance | 412 F. Supp. 846 | 14 |
| 1975 | Walters v. Roadway Express, Inc. | 400 F. Supp. 6 | 14 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 68 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 Louis Nixon Jr.?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Walter Louis Nixon Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi in 1968.
- Was Walter Louis Nixon Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Walter Louis Nixon 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 Walter Louis Nixon Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Walter Louis Nixon Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on June 6, 1968. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Walter Louis Nixon Jr. on?
- Walter Louis Nixon Jr. 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
- Portrait: Original: Unknown authorUnknown author Scan: U.S. Senate Historical Office (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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21 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).