Benjamin Harrison
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 and confirmed by voice vote, Benjamin Harrison was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1888–1960
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded by
- Albert Lee Stephens Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Southern District of California | 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
| Read law | 1914 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Harrison authored 29 published opinions for the court (1941–1960). Most cited: Lang Transp. Corporation v. United States (58 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Lang Transp. Corporation v. United States | 75 F. Supp. 915 | 58 |
| 1951 | United States v. Graham | 96 F. Supp. 318 | 38 |
| 1947 | Schatte v. International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees & Moving Picture Operators of United States & Canada | 70 F. Supp. 1008 | 31 |
| 1952 | Roybark v. United States | 104 F. Supp. 759 | 24 |
| 1950 | Gulf Research & Development Co. v. Schlumberger Well Surveying Corp. | 92 F. Supp. 16 | 23 |
| 1957 | Harman v. American Casualty Co. of Reading, Pa. | 155 F. Supp. 612 | 18 |
| 1947 | Wallace v. World Fire & Marine Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn. | 70 F. Supp. 193 | 16 |
| 1954 | McAfee v. Cargill, Inc. | 121 F. Supp. 5 | 13 |
| 1953 | Marquardt v. United States | 115 F. Supp. 160 | 13 |
| 1954 | United States v. Alvarado-Soto | 120 F. Supp. 848 | 12 |
| 1952 | Wyatt v. Holtville Alfalfa Mills, Inc. | 106 F. Supp. 624 | 11 |
| 1945 | Standard Oil Co. of California v. United States | 59 F. Supp. 100 | 11 |
| 1951 | Toolson v. New York Yankees, Inc. | 101 F. Supp. 93 | 10 |
| 1942 | United States v. Trout | 46 F. Supp. 484 | 10 |
| 1957 | Whitman v. Walt Disney Productions, Inc. | 148 F. Supp. 37 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 29 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 Benjamin Harrison?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Benjamin Harrison to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 1940.
- Was Benjamin Harrison appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Benjamin Harrison was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Benjamin Harrison's confirmation vote?
- Benjamin Harrison was confirmed by voice vote on June 22, 1940. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Benjamin Harrison on?
- Benjamin Harrison was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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20 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).