William Augustus Bootle
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954 and confirmed by voice vote, William Augustus Bootle was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. He earned a law degree from Mercer University School of Law in 1925. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1902–2005
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Mercer 1924 · Mercer Law 1925
- Succeeded
- Abraham Benjamin Conger
- Succeeded by
- Wilbur Dawson Owens Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Middle District of Georgia succeeded Abraham Benjamin Conger | Eisenhower (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
| Mercer University | A.B. | 1924 |
| Mercer University School of Law | LL.B. | 1925 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Bootle authored 53 published opinions for the court (1954–1981). Most cited: United States v. Doolittle (24 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | United States v. Doolittle | 341 F. Supp. 163 | 24 |
| 1958 | Chicopee Manufacturing Corp. v. Columbus Fiber Mills Co. | 165 F. Supp. 307 | 22 |
| 1959 | Gilbert v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company | 180 F. Supp. 794 | 18 |
| 1963 | Wirtz v. Alapaha Yellow Pine Products, Inc. | 217 F. Supp. 465 | 17 |
| 1974 | Moore v. Hopper | 389 F. Supp. 931 | 16 |
| 1959 | Johansson v. Towson | 177 F. Supp. 729 | 15 |
| 1957 | United States v. Jones | 155 F. Supp. 52 | 15 |
| 1969 | Barham v. United States | 301 F. Supp. 43 | 14 |
| 1961 | Holmes v. Danner | 191 F. Supp. 394 | 14 |
| 1956 | Briggs v. Miami Window Corporation | 158 F. Supp. 229 | 14 |
| 1981 | Kinnett Dairies, Inc. v. Dairymen, Inc. | 512 F. Supp. 608 | 12 |
| 1972 | Willingham v. MacOn Telegraph Publishing Co. | 352 F. Supp. 1018 | 12 |
| 1967 | Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company v. Hartley | 275 F. Supp. 610 | 12 |
| 1954 | United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc. v. United States | 123 F. Supp. 435 | 12 |
| 1972 | 106 Forsyth Corporation v. Bishop | 362 F. Supp. 1389 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 53 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 Augustus Bootle?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed William Augustus Bootle to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in 1954.
- Was William Augustus Bootle appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William Augustus Bootle was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William Augustus Bootle's confirmation vote?
- William Augustus Bootle was confirmed by voice vote on May 18, 1954. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William Augustus Bootle on?
- William Augustus Bootle was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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50 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).