Charles Cheatham Cavanah
Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1927 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Cheatham Cavanah was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1871–1953
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge, 1927
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Frank Sigel Dietrich
- Succeeded by
- Chase Addison Clark
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | District of Idaho succeeded Frank Sigel Dietrich | Coolidge (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.
Judicial Record
In our data, Cavanah authored 26 published opinions for the court (1927–1942). Most cited: Inland Motor Freight v. United States (20 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Inland Motor Freight v. United States | 36 F. Supp. 885 | 20 |
| 1941 | Sunshine Mining Co. v. Carver | 41 F. Supp. 60 | 19 |
| 1940 | Sunshine Mining Co. v. Carver | 34 F. Supp. 274 | 19 |
| 1928 | United States Ex Rel. Ray v. Hibner | 27 F.2d 909 | 18 |
| 1931 | Utah Power & Light Co. v. Pfost | 52 F.2d 226 | 16 |
| 1941 | United States v. Cutler | 37 F. Supp. 724 | 10 |
| 1933 | United States Ex Rel. Belmont v. Mittry Bros. Const. Co. | 4 F. Supp. 216 | 10 |
| 1930 | Ryley v. Lafferty | 45 F.2d 641 | 10 |
| 1930 | Equitable Trust Co. v. A. C. White Lumber Co. | 41 F.2d 60 | 10 |
| 1941 | Sweeney v. Capital News Pub. Co. | 37 F. Supp. 355 | 9 |
| 1942 | Pacific Fire Ins. Co. v. CC Anderson Co. of Nampa | 42 F. Supp. 917 | 8 |
| 1934 | Louie Yung v. Coleman | 5 F. Supp. 702 | 8 |
| 1927 | Twin Falls Natatorium v. United States | 22 F.2d 308 | 8 |
| 1928 | United States v. Deasy | 24 F.2d 108 | 7 |
| 1940 | United States v. Cornell | 36 F. Supp. 81 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 26 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 Charles Cheatham Cavanah?
- President Calvin Coolidge appointed Charles Cheatham Cavanah to the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho in 1927.
- Was Charles Cheatham Cavanah appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles Cheatham Cavanah was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles Cheatham Cavanah's confirmation vote?
- Charles Cheatham Cavanah was confirmed by voice vote on January 3, 1927. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles Cheatham Cavanah on?
- Charles Cheatham Cavanah was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: The Honolulu Advertiser (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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26 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).