Winston Eugene Arnow
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967 and confirmed by voice vote, Winston Eugene Arnow was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. He earned a law degree from University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) in 1933. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1911–1994
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1967
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Florida 1932 · University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) 1933
- Succeeded by
- Maurice Mitchell Paul
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Northern District of Florida | 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
| University of Florida | B.B.A. | 1932 |
| University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) | J.D. | 1933 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Arnow was assigned 549 district-court cases (1990–1994). Median time from filing to termination: 197 days across 549 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Arnow authored 39 published opinions for the court (1968–1988). Most cited: Mitchell v. Untreiner (42 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Mitchell v. Untreiner | 421 F. Supp. 886 | 42 |
| 1970 | Stack v. Adams | 315 F. Supp. 1295 | 36 |
| 1988 | Hayes v. Maryland Casualty Co. | 688 F. Supp. 1513 | 25 |
| 1970 | Wetherington v. Adams | 309 F. Supp. 318 | 24 |
| 1976 | Escambia Treating Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. | 421 F. Supp. 1367 | 23 |
| 1973 | United States v. Briggs | 366 F. Supp. 1356 | 17 |
| 1969 | Woods v. Smith | 296 F. Supp. 1128 | 14 |
| 1986 | Eddings v. VOLKSWAGENWERK, AG | 635 F. Supp. 45 | 13 |
| 1975 | In Matter of Brent Towing Co., Inc. | 414 F. Supp. 131 | 13 |
| 1969 | Gosa v. Mayden | 305 F. Supp. 1186 | 11 |
| 1968 | Ging v. American Liberty Insurance Company | 293 F. Supp. 756 | 11 |
| 1978 | Johnston v. United States | 461 F. Supp. 991 | 10 |
| 1978 | Mayo v. Barnett Bank of Pensacola | 448 F. Supp. 250 | 10 |
| 1971 | School Board of Okaloosa County v. Richardson | 332 F. Supp. 1263 | 10 |
| 1977 | Redwing Carriers, Inc. v. McKenzie Tank Lines, Inc. | 443 F. Supp. 639 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 39 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 Winston Eugene Arnow?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Winston Eugene Arnow to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in 1967.
- Was Winston Eugene Arnow appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Winston Eugene Arnow was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Winston Eugene Arnow's confirmation vote?
- Winston Eugene Arnow was confirmed by voice vote on December 7, 1967. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Winston Eugene Arnow on?
- Winston Eugene Arnow was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
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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26 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).