Who appointed Carl A. Hatch?

President Harry S Truman appointed Carl A. Hatch to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico in 1949.

Was Carl A. Hatch appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Carl A. Hatch was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Carl A. Hatch's confirmation vote?

Carl A. Hatch was confirmed by voice vote on January 17, 1949. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of New Mexico / Appointed 1949 / Served to 1963

Carl A. Hatch

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico

Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1949 and confirmed by voice vote, Carl A. Hatch was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. He earned a law degree from Cumberland School of Law in 1912. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1889–1963
Appointed by: Harry S Truman, 1949
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Cumberland Law 1912
Succeeded: Colin Neblett
Succeeded by: Harry Vearle Payne

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1949	District of New Mexico succeeded Colin Neblett	Truman (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

Cumberland School of Law

LL.B.

1912

Judicial Record

In our data, Hatch authored 4 published opinions for the court (1949–1959). Most cited: Greve v. Gibraltar Enterprises, Inc. (41 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1949	Greve v. Gibraltar Enterprises, Inc.	85 F. Supp. 410	41
1959	Foster v. United States	183 F. Supp. 524	19
1954	Toledo v. Pueblo De Jemez	119 F. Supp. 429	13
1954	Sanchez v. Hill Lines, Inc.	123 F. Supp. 42	5

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Carl A. Hatch?: President Harry S Truman appointed Carl A. Hatch to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico in 1949.
Was Carl A. Hatch appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Carl A. Hatch was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Carl A. Hatch's confirmation vote?: Carl A. Hatch was confirmed by voice vote on January 17, 1949. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Carl A. Hatch on?: Carl A. Hatch was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico.

Sources

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