Who appointed Albert Charles Wollenberg?

President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Albert Charles Wollenberg to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 1958.

Was Albert Charles Wollenberg appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Albert Charles Wollenberg was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Albert Charles Wollenberg's confirmation vote?

Albert Charles Wollenberg was confirmed by voice vote on May 15, 1958. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Northern District of California / Appointed 1958 / Served to 1981

Albert Charles Wollenberg

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 and confirmed by voice vote, Albert Charles Wollenberg was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence in 1924. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1900–1981
Appointed by: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1958
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of California, Berkeley 1922 · University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence 1924
Succeeded: Michael Joseph Roche
Succeeded by: William W Schwarzer

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1958	Northern District of California succeeded Michael Joseph Roche	Eisenhower (R)	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 California, Berkeley	A.B.	1922
University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence	J.D.	1924

Judicial Record

In our data, Wollenberg authored 84 published opinions for the court (1958–1980). Most cited: United States v. Youritan Construction Company (62 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1973	United States v. Youritan Construction Company	370 F. Supp. 643	62
1959	California League of Independent Insurance Producers v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.	175 F. Supp. 857	49
1972	Lerwill v. Inflight Motion Pictures, Inc.	343 F. Supp. 1027	31
1979	Waters v. Heublein, Inc.	485 F. Supp. 110	28
1971	Wright v. Craven	325 F. Supp. 1253	28
1971	Payne v. Whitmore	325 F. Supp. 1191	27
1971	City of Concord v. Ambrose	333 F. Supp. 958	26
1970	Crow v. California Department of Human Resources	325 F. Supp. 1314	26
1974	Thompson v. UNITED STATES DEPT. OF JUSTICE, B. OF N. & DD	372 F. Supp. 762	24
1972	Walt Disney Productions v. Air Pirates	345 F. Supp. 108	20
1968	Wirtz v. Local Union No. 1622, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners	285 F. Supp. 455	20
1973	Thompson v. United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Narcotics & Dangerous Drugs	360 F. Supp. 255	19
1972	In Re Cedor	337 F. Supp. 1103	19
1970	Palo Alto Tenants Union v. Morgan	321 F. Supp. 908	19
1968	East Bay Union of MacHinists, Local 1304 v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corp.	285 F. Supp. 282	19

Showing the 15 most-cited of 84 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 Albert Charles Wollenberg?: President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Albert Charles Wollenberg to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 1958.
Was Albert Charles Wollenberg appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Albert Charles Wollenberg was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Albert Charles Wollenberg's confirmation vote?: Albert Charles Wollenberg was confirmed by voice vote on May 15, 1958. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Albert Charles Wollenberg on?: Albert Charles Wollenberg was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

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