William James Jameson
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957 and confirmed by voice vote, William James Jameson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. He earned a law degree from University of Montana School of Law in 1922. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1898–1990
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Montana 1919 · University of Montana Law 1922
- Succeeded
- Charles Nelson Pray
- Succeeded by
- James Franklin Battin
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | District of Montana succeeded Charles Nelson Pray | 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
| University of Montana | A.B. | 1919 |
| University of Montana School of Law | LL.B. | 1922 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Jameson authored 83 published opinions for the court (1957–1982). Most cited: Deeds v. United States (51 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Deeds v. United States | 306 F. Supp. 348 | 51 |
| 1962 | Jessen v. O'DANIEL | 210 F. Supp. 317 | 37 |
| 1967 | Falls Sand and Gravel Co. v. Western Concrete, Inc. | 270 F. Supp. 495 | 32 |
| 1960 | Grubs v. Consolidated Freightways, Inc. | 189 F. Supp. 404 | 25 |
| 1960 | Great Northern Railway Company v. United States | 187 F. Supp. 690 | 25 |
| 1969 | United States v. Holder | 302 F. Supp. 296 | 24 |
| 1966 | United States Ex Rel. Chemetron Corp. v. George A. Fuller Co. | 250 F. Supp. 649 | 22 |
| 1967 | Hamman v. United States | 267 F. Supp. 420 | 21 |
| 1968 | Panasuk v. Seaton | 277 F. Supp. 979 | 20 |
| 1967 | Continental Oil Company v. Atwood & Morrill Company | 265 F. Supp. 692 | 20 |
| 1957 | Bucholz v. Hutton | 153 F. Supp. 62 | 18 |
| 1973 | United States v. Pollmann | 364 F. Supp. 995 | 15 |
| 1965 | Lauf v. Nelson | 246 F. Supp. 307 | 15 |
| 1965 | Sun Insurance Co. of New York v. Diversified Engineers, Inc. | 240 F. Supp. 606 | 15 |
| 1963 | United States v. Christensen | 218 F. Supp. 722 | 15 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 83 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 James Jameson?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed William James Jameson to the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana in 1957.
- Was William James Jameson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William James Jameson 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 James Jameson's confirmation vote?
- William James Jameson was confirmed by voice vote on March 26, 1957. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William James Jameson on?
- William James Jameson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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33 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).