Who appointed Axel John Beck?

President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Axel John Beck to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota in 1958.

Was Axel John Beck appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Axel John Beck was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Axel John Beck's confirmation vote?

Axel John Beck was confirmed by voice vote on February 28, 1958. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of South Dakota / Appointed 1958 / Served to 1981

Axel John Beck

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 and confirmed by voice vote, Axel John Beck was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota. He earned a law degree from University of Chicago Law School in 1922. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1894–1981
Appointed by: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1958
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Morningside College 1920 · University of Chicago Law School 1922
Succeeded by: Andrew Wendell Bogue

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1958	District of South Dakota	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

Morningside College	A.B.	1920
University of Chicago Law School	J.D.	1922

Judicial Record

In our data, Beck authored 4 published opinions for the court (1961–1964). Most cited: De Marrias v. State of South Dakota (12 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1962	De Marrias v. State of South Dakota	206 F. Supp. 549	12
1961	Dawson v. Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland	189 F. Supp. 854	6
1964	Defender v. CITY OF McLAUGHLIN, SOUTH DAKOTA	228 F. Supp. 615	4
1962	Huron Clinic Foundation v. United States	212 F. Supp. 847	1

Showing the 4 most-cited of 4 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 Axel John Beck?: President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Axel John Beck to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota in 1958.
Was Axel John Beck appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Axel John Beck was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Axel John Beck's confirmation vote?: Axel John Beck was confirmed by voice vote on February 28, 1958. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Axel John Beck on?: Axel John Beck was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota.

Sources

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