William Joseph Campbell
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 and confirmed by voice vote, William Joseph Campbell was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1926. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1905–1988
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Loyola Chicago Law 1926
- Succeeded by
- Thomas Roberts McMillen
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Northern District of Illinois | 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, Campbell authored 94 published opinions for the court (1941–1972). Most cited: United States v. Leichtfuss (30 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | United States v. Leichtfuss | 331 F. Supp. 723 | 30 |
| 1962 | Radiant Burners, Inc. v. American Gas Association | 207 F. Supp. 771 | 29 |
| 1958 | Rensing v. Turner Aviation Corporation | 166 F. Supp. 790 | 29 |
| 1957 | Hellriegel Ex Rel. Hellriegel v. Sears Roebuck & Co. | 157 F. Supp. 718 | 29 |
| 1956 | In Re Federal Facilities Realty Trust | 140 F. Supp. 522 | 28 |
| 1959 | Browne v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company | 168 F. Supp. 796 | 27 |
| 1949 | Siegel v. Ragen | 88 F. Supp. 996 | 25 |
| 1957 | Haas v. Fancher Furniture Company | 156 F. Supp. 564 | 24 |
| 1966 | Johns-Manville Sales Corp. v. Chicago Title & Trust Co. | 261 F. Supp. 905 | 22 |
| 1948 | Douglas v. Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | 81 F. Supp. 167 | 22 |
| 1963 | Todd v. Joint Apprenticeship Committee of Steel Workers of Chicago | 223 F. Supp. 12 | 21 |
| 1959 | Sims Motor Transport Lines, Inc. v. United States | 183 F. Supp. 113 | 21 |
| 1950 | Latini v. RM Dubin Corporation | 90 F. Supp. 212 | 21 |
| 1961 | McMahon v. Boeing Airplane Company | 199 F. Supp. 908 | 20 |
| 1965 | United States v. Guglielmo | 245 F. Supp. 534 | 19 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 94 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 Joseph Campbell?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed William Joseph Campbell to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1940.
- Was William Joseph Campbell appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William Joseph Campbell 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 Joseph Campbell's confirmation vote?
- William Joseph Campbell was confirmed by voice vote on October 7, 1940. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William Joseph Campbell on?
- William Joseph Campbell was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (The Third Branch newsletter) (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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48 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).