Armistead Mason Dobie
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 and confirmed by voice vote, Armistead Mason Dobie was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 1904. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1881–1962
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Virginia 1901 · University of Virginia Law 1904
- Succeeded
- Elliott Northcott
- Succeeded by
- Clement Furman Haynsworth Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Western District of Virginia succeeded Floyd H. Roberts | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
| 1940 | Fourth Circuit succeeded Elliott Northcott | F.D. Roosevelt (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
| University of Virginia | B.A. | 1901 |
| University of Virginia | M.A. | 1902 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | LL.B. | 1904 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Dobie authored 5 published opinions for the court (1939–1948). Most cited: Wheeling Stamping Co. v. Standard Cap & Molding Co. (19 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Wheeling Stamping Co. v. Standard Cap & Molding Co. | 155 F.2d 6 | 19 |
| 1948 | United States v. Riely | 169 F.2d 542 | 16 |
| 1946 | Ainsworth v. Barn Ballroom Co. | 157 F.2d 97 | 10 |
| 1939 | Toney v. Maryland Casualty Co. | 29 F. Supp. 785 | 8 |
| 1939 | Deward & Rich v. Bristol Savings & Loan Corporation | 29 F. Supp. 777 | 4 |
Showing the 5 most-cited of 5 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 Armistead Mason Dobie?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Armistead Mason Dobie to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 1940.
- Was Armistead Mason Dobie appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Armistead Mason Dobie was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Armistead Mason Dobie's confirmation vote?
- Armistead Mason Dobie was confirmed by voice vote on February 1, 1940. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Armistead Mason Dobie on?
- Armistead Mason Dobie was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: University of Virginia Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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22 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).