William Julius Barker
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 and confirmed by voice vote, William Julius Barker was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He earned a law degree from University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) in 1916. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1886–1968
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) 1916
- Succeeded
- Alexander Akerman
- Succeeded by
- William Allan McRae Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Southern District of Florida succeeded Alexander Akerman | F.D. Roosevelt (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
Judicial Record
In our data, Barker authored 10 published opinions for the court (1940–1957). Most cited: Bruce's Juices, Inc. v. American Can Co. (14 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Bruce's Juices, Inc. v. American Can Co. | 87 F. Supp. 985 | 14 |
| 1948 | The Odysseus III | 77 F. Supp. 297 | 12 |
| 1948 | Hirsch v. the San Pablo | 81 F. Supp. 292 | 11 |
| 1957 | Chesser v. General Dredging Co. | 150 F. Supp. 592 | 9 |
| 1952 | United States v. Jones | 108 F. Supp. 266 | 8 |
| 1950 | Irrgang v. Fahs | 94 F. Supp. 206 | 8 |
| 1948 | Wedekind v. McDonald | 82 F. Supp. 678 | 6 |
| 1940 | Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Donnelly | 35 F. Supp. 425 | 5 |
| 1943 | Turner v. Keefe | 50 F. Supp. 647 | 4 |
| 1942 | Tampa Times Co. v. Burnett | 45 F. Supp. 166 | 1 |
Showing the 10 most-cited of 10 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 William Julius Barker?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed William Julius Barker to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1940.
- Was William Julius Barker appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William Julius Barker was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William Julius Barker's confirmation vote?
- William Julius Barker was confirmed by voice vote on February 1, 1940. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William Julius Barker on?
- William Julius Barker 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: Panama City News-Herald (Panama City, FL) (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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28 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).