Sam Clyde Pointer Jr.
1934–2008 · Birmingham, AL
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | Judge | Richard M. Nixon (Republican) | Oct 14, 1970 | Retirement, Apr 3, 2000 |
Education
- Vanderbilt University, A.B., 1955
- University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1957
- New York University School of Law, LL.M., 1958
Professional Career
U.S. Army, 1957; U.S. Army Reserve, 1957-1970; Private practice, Birmingham, Alabama, 1958-1970; Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 1980-1987; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1987-1990
Other Federal Judicial Service
- Judge, Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals, 1980-1987
Opinions on This Site
18 opinions from 1967 to 1990
- American Booksellers v. James Webb 1990
- William Howard Cross, Sr. v. United States 1990
- Richard Baker v. Big Star Division of the Grand Union Company, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Great-West Life Assurance Company 1990
- Faucher v. Rodziewicz 1990
- Federal Trade Commission v. American Legal Distributors, Inc., a Corporation, Reed Daugherity, Proposed Intervenors-Appellants 1989
- United States v. Vincent Bryce Lambert and Audra Brown Lambert 1989
- Randy J. Jones, Elizabeth M. Jones v. Miles Laboratories, Inc., Individually and D/B/A Cutter Laboratories 1989
- Freeman v. Elgin Sweeper Co. 1989
- Curtis v. Taylor 1980
- Katherine DECKER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ANHEUSER-BUSCH, Defendant-Appellant 1980
- Crist v. Crist 1980
- Fury Imports, Inc., a New York Corporation v. Shakespeare Company, a Delaware Corporation 1980
- Seagraves v. Harris 1980
- Dorothy Jean RAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. S. David FREEMAN, Aubrey J. Wagner and William L. Jenkins, Defendants-Appellees 1980
- Fury Imports, Inc. v. Shakespeare Company 1980
- Florida Steel Corporation v. National Labor Relations Board 1980
- Julia Leigh Crawford v. United States 1980
- Specht v. Patterson 1967