William Joseph Lynch
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 and confirmed by voice vote, William Joseph Lynch 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 1931. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1908–1976
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Loyola Chicago Law 1931
- Succeeded
- Michael Lambert Igoe
- Succeeded by
- Nicholas John Bua
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Northern District of Illinois succeeded Michael Lambert Igoe | L.B. Johnson (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, Lynch authored 14 published opinions for the court (1967–1976). Most cited: United States v. Iovinelli (19 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | United States v. Iovinelli | 276 F. Supp. 629 | 19 |
| 1973 | Illinois Ex Rel. Bakalis v. Weinberger | 368 F. Supp. 721 | 13 |
| 1971 | Scotch Whiskey Ass'n v. Barton Distilling Company | 338 F. Supp. 595 | 10 |
| 1967 | Maxon Premix Burner Co. v. Mid-Continent Metal Products Co. | 279 F. Supp. 164 | 9 |
| 1967 | Amerline Corporation v. Cosmo Plastics Company | 271 F. Supp. 215 | 8 |
| 1975 | Alliance to End Repression v. Rochford | 407 F. Supp. 115 | 7 |
| 1968 | Hilton Hotels v. United States | 285 F. Supp. 617 | 6 |
| 1975 | Fox v. City of Chicago | 401 F. Supp. 515 | 5 |
| 1975 | E-C Tapes, Inc. v. Kelly | 412 F. Supp. 245 | 5 |
| 1976 | United States Ex Rel. Hairston v. Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary, Stateville Correctional Center | 407 F. Supp. 524 | 4 |
| 1973 | Purnell v. Edelman | 365 F. Supp. 499 | 4 |
| 1976 | Kaplan v. Johnson | 409 F. Supp. 190 | 3 |
| 1975 | Gambling v. Cornish | 412 F. Supp. 243 | 2 |
| 1975 | United States Ex Rel. Burbank v. WARDEN, ILL. ST. PEN. | 404 F. Supp. 656 | 0 |
Showing the 14 most-cited of 14 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 Lynch?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed William Joseph Lynch to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1966.
- Was William Joseph Lynch appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William Joseph Lynch was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William Joseph Lynch's confirmation vote?
- William Joseph Lynch was confirmed by voice vote on March 4, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William Joseph Lynch on?
- William Joseph Lynch 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
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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10 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).