Charles Breckenridge Faris
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Breckenridge Faris was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1864–1938
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1935
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Missouri 1889
- Succeeded
- William Squire Kenyon
- Succeeded by
- Seth Thomas
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Eastern District of Missouri succeeded David Patterson Dyer | Wilson (D) | Voice vote |
| 1935 | Eighth Circuit succeeded William Squire Kenyon | 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
Judicial Record
In our data, Faris authored 7 published opinions for the court (1925–1935). Most cited: Standard Oil Co. v. Michie (22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Standard Oil Co. v. Michie | 34 F.2d 802 | 22 |
| 1929 | Livingston v. Becker | 40 F.2d 673 | 16 |
| 1925 | Pease v. Scott County Milling Co. | 5 F.2d 524 | 10 |
| 1934 | In Re Missouri Pac. R. Co. | 7 F. Supp. 1 | 6 |
| 1935 | In Re Missouri Pac. R. Co. | 13 F. Supp. 888 | 3 |
| 1927 | St. Louis & O'F. Ry. Co. v. United States | 22 F.2d 980 | 2 |
| 1935 | United States v. National Garment Co. | 10 F. Supp. 104 | 1 |
Showing the 7 most-cited of 7 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 Breckenridge Faris?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Charles Breckenridge Faris to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in 1935.
- Was Charles Breckenridge Faris appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles Breckenridge Faris was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles Breckenridge Faris's confirmation vote?
- Charles Breckenridge Faris was confirmed by voice vote on January 25, 1935. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles Breckenridge Faris on?
- Charles Breckenridge Faris was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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3 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).