Who appointed Alfred Adams Wheat?

President Herbert Hoover appointed Alfred Adams Wheat to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) in 1929.

Was Alfred Adams Wheat appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Alfred Adams Wheat was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Alfred Adams Wheat's confirmation vote?

Alfred Adams Wheat was confirmed by voice vote on May 3, 1929. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) / Appointed 1929 / Served to 1943

Alfred Adams Wheat

Chief Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)

Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1929 and confirmed by voice vote, Alfred Adams Wheat was a Chief Justice on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia). He earned a law degree from Columbian University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School) in 1891. Sources ↓

Lived: 1867–1943
Appointed by: Herbert Hoover, 1929
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Dartmouth College 1889 · Columbian Law (now George Washington University Law School) 1891
Succeeded by: Edward Clayton Eicher

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1929	District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)	Hoover (R)	Voice vote
1930	District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) succeeded Walter Irving McCoy	Hoover (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

Dartmouth College	A.B.	1889
Columbian University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School)	LL.B.	1891

Questions & answers

Who appointed Alfred Adams Wheat?: President Herbert Hoover appointed Alfred Adams Wheat to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) in 1929.
Was Alfred Adams Wheat appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Alfred Adams Wheat was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Alfred Adams Wheat's confirmation vote?: Alfred Adams Wheat was confirmed by voice vote on May 3, 1929. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Alfred Adams Wheat on?: Alfred Adams Wheat was a Chief Justice on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia).

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