John A. Danaher
How Judge Danaher rules, drawn from 43 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Danaher no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Danaher
John Anthony Danaher was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Judge Danaher received a commission on March 31, 1954. Judge Danaher assumed senior status on January 22, 1969 and served until death on September 22, 1990.
How Judge Danaher decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
He held that property passing to a bankruptcy trustee remains subject to the taxing authority's ordinary claims.
“We hold that the personal property in the hands of the Trustee on July 1, 1954, became, and is, subject to the District's personal property tax”
He sustained a jury verdict where the evidence amply supported it.
“The evidence amply sustains the verdict of the jury.”
Procedural preferences
Danaher required a party to exhaust the administrative remedies available to it before turning to the courts for relief.
“We conclude that appellant should have exhausted the administrative remedies open to it before seeking judicial intervention.”
In Latta v. Sabin, he found no abuse of discretion requiring reversal of the trial court’s ruling.
“Our review of the record does not disclose such abuse of discretion as to require reversal.”
Cautions
He set aside an agency order that had foreclosed a party from raising a statutory defense, remanding for the agency to consider it.
“To that end we set aside the Commission's order and remand this case”
In Bowser v. United States, he found no basis to conclude that the trial judge had abused his discretion in the challenged evidentiary ruling.
“we find no basis for a conclusion that the trial judge abused his discretion”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“He ruled that the search and recovery of 229 capsules of heroin were lawfully incidental to a lawful arrest. We agree.”
“We have carefully considered the entire record in the light of appellant's claims. We find no error.”
“Granting appellant the most favorable inferences to which she may be entitled, we still find no error.”
“the trial judge correctly concluded that Mr. Lord had failed to establish an element essential to his recovery”
“he could not show that loss of life resulted from the trauma ‘directly and independently of all other causes.’”
“Appellant's reliance upon the foregoing provision is misplaced.”
“There is evidence to support the Board's findings as pertinently recited.”
“We conclude that appellant should have exhausted the administrative remedies open to it before seeking judicial intervention.”
“Giving effect to Rule 2, we are satisfied that a just determination has been achieved, and we are bound to affirm the order.”
“In the light of the Congressional purpose, we believe the District Court correctly interpreted the statute.”
“The case will be remanded to the Commission, however, so that it may file, consider and rule upon Dayton’s application for rehearing, and may also make any additional findings and enter any further order it may deem proper, in view of our Memphis and Lancaster decisions.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Not applicable to this circuit-court record.
A historical record
Judge Danaher no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.