William P. James
Appointed by President Warren G. Harding in 1923 and confirmed by voice vote, William P. James was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1870–1940
- Appointed by
- Warren G. Harding, 1923
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded by
- James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Southern District of California | Harding (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.
Judicial Record
In our data, James authored 31 published opinions for the court (1924–2010). Most cited: Rosenfeld v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (84 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Rosenfeld v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | 732 F. Supp. 2d 952 | 84 |
| 1997 | Carmen v. San Francisco Unified School District | 982 F. Supp. 1396 | 61 |
| 2009 | Knapps v. City of Oakland | 647 F. Supp. 2d 1129 | 51 |
| 2010 | IO Group, Inc. v. Jordon | 708 F. Supp. 2d 989 | 18 |
| 1927 | Roe-Lawton v. Hal E. Roach Studios | 18 F.2d 126 | 18 |
| 1924 | United States v. Goodwin | 1 F.2d 36 | 15 |
| 1935 | In Re Cosgrave | 10 F. Supp. 672 | 13 |
| 1932 | Los Angeles Gas & Electric Corporation v. RAILROAD COM'N | 58 F.2d 256 | 12 |
| 1925 | United States v. Invader Oil Corporation | 5 F.2d 715 | 12 |
| 2010 | Duste v. Chevron Products Co. | 738 F. Supp. 2d 1027 | 9 |
| 1935 | In Re Hilliker | 9 F. Supp. 948 | 8 |
| 1934 | Wheeler v. Farley | 7 F. Supp. 433 | 8 |
| 1927 | United States v. Schouweiler | 19 F.2d 387 | 8 |
| 1926 | Ex Parte T. Nagata | 11 F.2d 178 | 8 |
| 1929 | Marblehead Land Co. v. City of Los Angeles | 36 F.2d 242 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 31 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 P. James?
- President Warren G. Harding appointed William P. James to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 1923.
- Was William P. James appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William P. James was appointed by President Warren G. Harding, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William P. James's confirmation vote?
- William P. James was confirmed by voice vote on March 3, 1923. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William P. James on?
- William P. James was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Los Angeles Times (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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17 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).