Who appointed Abraham Benjamin Conger?

President Harry S Truman appointed Abraham Benjamin Conger to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in 1949.

Was Abraham Benjamin Conger appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Abraham Benjamin Conger was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Abraham Benjamin Conger's confirmation vote?

Abraham Benjamin Conger was confirmed by voice vote on June 2, 1949. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Middle District of Georgia / Appointed 1949 / Served to 1953

Abraham Benjamin Conger

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1949 and confirmed by voice vote, Abraham Benjamin Conger was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. He earned a law degree from Mercer University School of Law in 1912. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1887–1953
Appointed by: Harry S Truman, 1949
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Mercer 1911 · Mercer Law 1912
Succeeded by: William Augustus Bootle

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1949	Middle District of Georgia	Truman (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

Mercer University	A.B.	1911
Mercer University School of Law	LL.B.	1912

Judicial Record

In our data, Conger authored 2 published opinions for the court (1950–1952). Most cited: Brewer v. United States (11 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1952	Brewer v. United States	108 F. Supp. 889	11
1950	Parrish v. United States	95 F. Supp. 80	7

Showing the 2 most-cited of 2 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 Abraham Benjamin Conger?: President Harry S Truman appointed Abraham Benjamin Conger to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in 1949.
Was Abraham Benjamin Conger appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Abraham Benjamin Conger was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Abraham Benjamin Conger's confirmation vote?: Abraham Benjamin Conger was confirmed by voice vote on June 2, 1949. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Abraham Benjamin Conger on?: Abraham Benjamin Conger was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.

Sources

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4 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).