Who appointed Arthur J. Tuttle?

President William H. Taft appointed Arthur J. Tuttle to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 1912.

Was Arthur J. Tuttle appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Arthur J. Tuttle was appointed by President William H. Taft, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Arthur J. Tuttle's confirmation vote?

Arthur J. Tuttle was confirmed by voice vote on August 6, 1912. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eastern District of Michigan / Appointed 1912 / Served to 1944

Arthur J. Tuttle

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Appointed by President William H. Taft in 1912 and confirmed by voice vote, Arthur J. Tuttle was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1895. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1868–1944
Appointed by: William H. Taft, 1912
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Michigan 1892 · University of Michigan Law School 1895
Succeeded: Alexis Caswell Angell
Succeeded by: Arthur A. Koscinski

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1912	Eastern District of Michigan succeeded Alexis Caswell Angell	Taft (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 Michigan	Ph.B.	1892
University of Michigan Law School	LL.B.	1895

Judicial Record

In our data, Tuttle authored 43 published opinions for the court (1925–1943). Most cited: Cinderella Theater Co. v. Sign Writers' Local Union No. 591 (30 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1934	Cinderella Theater Co. v. Sign Writers' Local Union No. 591	6 F. Supp. 164	30
1941	Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. McDavid	39 F. Supp. 228	26
1943	White Star S. S. Co. v. North British & Mercantile Ins.	48 F. Supp. 808	23
1928	Parker Rust Proof Co. v. Ford Motor Co.	23 F.2d 502	22
1930	American Products Co. v. American Products Co.	42 F.2d 488	20
1926	United States v. Rovin	12 F.2d 942	16
1925	United States v. Ali	7 F.2d 728	16
1940	James Heddon's Sons v. Millsite Steel & Wire Works, Inc.	35 F. Supp. 169	15
1941	Copeman Laboratories Co. v. General Motors Corp.	36 F. Supp. 755	14
1934	Black v. Little	8 F. Supp. 867	12
1932	The Denelfred	59 F.2d 213	12
1929	MacGregor v. Chesterfield	31 F.2d 791	12
1940	Mutual Life Ins. Co. v. Illinois Nat. Bank	34 F. Supp. 206	11
1938	Champion Spark Plug Co. v. Champion	23 F. Supp. 638	11
1927	United States v. Luvisch	17 F.2d 200	11

Showing the 15 most-cited of 43 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 J. Tuttle?: President William H. Taft appointed Arthur J. Tuttle to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 1912.
Was Arthur J. Tuttle appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Arthur J. Tuttle was appointed by President William H. Taft, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Arthur J. Tuttle's confirmation vote?: Arthur J. Tuttle was confirmed by voice vote on August 6, 1912. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Arthur J. Tuttle on?: Arthur J. Tuttle was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

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