Who appointed Benjamin Nathan Cardozo?

President Herbert Hoover appointed Benjamin Nathan Cardozo to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1932.

Was Benjamin Nathan Cardozo appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Benjamin Nathan Cardozo was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Benjamin Nathan Cardozo's confirmation vote?

Benjamin Nathan Cardozo was confirmed by voice vote on February 24, 1932. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Supreme Court / Appointed 1932 / Served to 1938

Benjamin Nathan Cardozo

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1932 and confirmed by voice vote, Benjamin Nathan Cardozo was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Sources ↓

Lived: 1870–1938
Appointed by: Herbert Hoover, 1932
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Columbia College 1889
Succeeded: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Succeeded by: Felix Frankfurter

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1932	Supreme Court succeeded Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.	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

Columbia College	A.B.	1889
Columbia Law School	A.M.	1890

Questions & answers

Who appointed Benjamin Nathan Cardozo?: President Herbert Hoover appointed Benjamin Nathan Cardozo to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1932.
Was Benjamin Nathan Cardozo appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Benjamin Nathan Cardozo was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Benjamin Nathan Cardozo's confirmation vote?: Benjamin Nathan Cardozo was confirmed by voice vote on February 24, 1932. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Benjamin Nathan Cardozo on?: Benjamin Nathan Cardozo was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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