Benjamin Horsley Littleton
Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1929 and confirmed by voice vote, Benjamin Horsley Littleton was a Judge on the Court of Claims. He earned a law degree from Cumberland School of Law in 1914. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1889–1966
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover, 1929
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Cumberland Law 1914
- Succeeded
- John McKenzie Moss
- Succeeded by
- James Randall Durfee
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Court of Claims succeeded John McKenzie Moss | 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
| Cumberland School of Law | LL.B. | 1914 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Littleton authored 16 published opinions for the court (1950–1960). Most cited: Watson v. United States (42 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Watson v. United States | 162 F. Supp. 755 | 42 |
| 1958 | Friedman v. United States | 158 F. Supp. 364 | 38 |
| 1958 | Egan v. United States | 158 F. Supp. 377 | 26 |
| 1958 | United States v. Kiowa, Comanche & Apache Tribes of Indians | 163 F. Supp. 603 | 21 |
| 1960 | National Electronic Laboratories, Inc. v. United States | 180 F. Supp. 337 | 18 |
| 1958 | Whitlock Corporation v. United States | 159 F. Supp. 602 | 17 |
| 1950 | Alcea Band of Tillamooks v. United States | 87 F. Supp. 938 | 14 |
| 1958 | Wyman v. United States | 166 F. Supp. 766 | 13 |
| 1958 | Carman v. United States | 166 F. Supp. 759 | 11 |
| 1958 | American Sanitary Rag Co. v. United States | 161 F. Supp. 414 | 10 |
| 1952 | Idaho Maryland Mines Corp. v. United States | 104 F. Supp. 576 | 10 |
| 1958 | Freeport Sulphur Company v. United States | 163 F. Supp. 648 | 7 |
| 1958 | Enterprise Railway Equipment Co. v. United States | 161 F. Supp. 590 | 7 |
| 1960 | Hoover v. United States | 180 F. Supp. 601 | 5 |
| 1960 | Henry v. United States | 180 F. Supp. 597 | 3 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 16 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 Horsley Littleton?
- President Herbert Hoover appointed Benjamin Horsley Littleton to the Court of Claims in 1929.
- Was Benjamin Horsley Littleton appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Benjamin Horsley Littleton was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Benjamin Horsley Littleton's confirmation vote?
- Benjamin Horsley Littleton was confirmed by voice vote on November 6, 1929. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Benjamin Horsley Littleton on?
- Benjamin Horsley Littleton was a Judge on the Court of Claims.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
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- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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36 years on the Court of Claims. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).