Charles B. Davis
Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1924 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles B. Davis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He earned a law degree from University of Missouri School of Law in 1905. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1877–1943
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge, 1924
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Missouri 1902 · University of Missouri Law 1905
- Succeeded by
- Rubey Mosley Hulen
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Eastern District of Missouri | 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.
Education
| University of Missouri | A.B. | 1902 |
| University of Missouri School of Law | LL.B. | 1905 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Davis authored 13 published opinions for the court (1924–2001). Most cited: Brown v. United States (12 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Brown v. United States | 21 F. Supp. 214 | 12 |
| 1926 | Brucker v. Georgia Casualty Co. | 14 F.2d 688 | 11 |
| 1939 | Abeken v. United States | 26 F. Supp. 170 | 9 |
| 1932 | In Re Saralieff | 59 F.2d 436 | 7 |
| 1997 | Bryan v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. | 21 F. Supp. 2d 1030 | 6 |
| 1942 | United States v. CERTAIN LAND, ETC. | 46 F. Supp. 921 | 6 |
| 1999 | Snyder v. Saberliner Corp. | 101 F. Supp. 2d 1239 | 4 |
| 1940 | United States v. Hutcheson | 32 F. Supp. 600 | 4 |
| 1935 | International Harvest Hat Co. v. Caradine Hat Co. | 17 F. Supp. 79 | 4 |
| 1998 | Parker v. Apfel | 998 F. Supp. 1070 | 1 |
| 1997 | Higgins v. Callahan | 983 F. Supp. 865 | 1 |
| 1924 | Western Funeral Benefit Ass'n v. Hellmich | 2 F.2d 367 | 1 |
| 2001 | St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. v. Lippincott | 200 F. Supp. 2d 1045 | 0 |
Showing the 13 most-cited of 13 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 B. Davis?
- President Calvin Coolidge appointed Charles B. Davis to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 1924.
- Was Charles B. Davis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles B. Davis was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles B. Davis's confirmation vote?
- Charles B. Davis was confirmed by voice vote on January 31, 1924. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles B. Davis on?
- Charles B. Davis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
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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19 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).