Who appointed Arthur Marshall Davis?

President John F. Kennedy appointed Arthur Marshall Davis to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 1961.

Was Arthur Marshall Davis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Arthur Marshall Davis was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Arthur Marshall Davis's confirmation vote?

Arthur Marshall Davis was confirmed by voice vote on August 21, 1961. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Arizona / Appointed 1961 / Served to 1963

Arthur Marshall Davis

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and confirmed by voice vote, Arthur Marshall Davis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. He earned a law degree from George Washington University Law School in 1933. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1907–1963
Appointed by: John F. Kennedy, 1961
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: George Washington Law School 1933
Succeeded by: Walter Early Craig

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1961	District of Arizona	Kennedy (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

George Washington University Law School

LL.B.

1933

Judicial Record

In our data, Davis authored 2 published opinions for the court (1961–1963). Most cited: United States v. Johnson (5 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1961	United States v. Johnson	200 F. Supp. 589	5
1963	Securities & Exchange Commission v. Children's Hospital	214 F. Supp. 883	3

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 Arthur Marshall Davis?: President John F. Kennedy appointed Arthur Marshall Davis to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 1961.
Was Arthur Marshall Davis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Arthur Marshall Davis was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Arthur Marshall Davis's confirmation vote?: Arthur Marshall Davis was confirmed by voice vote on August 21, 1961. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Arthur Marshall Davis on?: Arthur Marshall Davis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Sources

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