Woodrow Wilson Jones
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967 and confirmed by voice vote, Woodrow Wilson Jones was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. He earned a law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1937. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1914–2002
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1967
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Wake Forest Law 1937
- Succeeded
- James Braxton Craven Jr.
- Succeeded by
- David Bryan Sentelle
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Western District of North Carolina succeeded James Braxton Craven Jr. | 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
| Mars Hill College | A.A. | 1934 |
| Wake Forest University School of Law | LL.B. | 1937 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Jones authored 41 published opinions for the court (1968–1991). Most cited: Flippo v. United States (29 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Flippo v. United States | 670 F. Supp. 638 | 29 |
| 1969 | Logan v. General Fireproofing Company | 309 F. Supp. 1096 | 22 |
| 1978 | McKinney v. Rodney C. Hunt Co. | 464 F. Supp. 59 | 21 |
| 1991 | First Investors Corp. v. Citizens Bank, Inc. | 757 F. Supp. 687 | 19 |
| 1971 | Alexander v. Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company | 346 F. Supp. 320 | 18 |
| 1981 | Haislip v. Riggs | 534 F. Supp. 95 | 16 |
| 1984 | Tibbetts v. Secretary of the Treasury | 577 F. Supp. 911 | 14 |
| 1976 | Potts v. Mitchell | 410 F. Supp. 1278 | 13 |
| 1973 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Cleveland Mills Co. | 364 F. Supp. 1235 | 13 |
| 1974 | Cabe v. Pennwalt Corporation | 372 F. Supp. 780 | 9 |
| 1973 | Bishop v. Wood | 377 F. Supp. 501 | 9 |
| 1983 | American Craft Hosiery Corp. v. Damascus Hosiery Mills, Inc. | 575 F. Supp. 816 | 8 |
| 1979 | Hoyle v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. | 474 F. Supp. 1350 | 8 |
| 1990 | Deadwyler v. Volkswagen of America, Inc. | 748 F. Supp. 1146 | 6 |
| 1990 | Trilogy Communications, Inc. v. Comm Scope Co. | 754 F. Supp. 468 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 41 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 Woodrow Wilson Jones?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Woodrow Wilson Jones to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina in 1967.
- Was Woodrow Wilson Jones appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Woodrow Wilson Jones was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Woodrow Wilson Jones's confirmation vote?
- Woodrow Wilson Jones was confirmed by voice vote on June 28, 1967. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Woodrow Wilson Jones on?
- Woodrow Wilson Jones was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: US Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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35 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).