Who appointed Charles Henry Leavy?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Charles Henry Leavy to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in 1942.

Was Charles Henry Leavy appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Charles Henry Leavy 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 Henry Leavy's confirmation vote?

Charles Henry Leavy was confirmed by voice vote on February 18, 1942. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Western District of Washington / Appointed 1942 / Served to 1952

Charles Henry Leavy

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Henry Leavy was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1884–1952
Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1942
Confirmed: by voice vote
Succeeded: Edward E. Cushman
Succeeded by: George Hugo Boldt

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1942	Western District of Washington succeeded Edward E. Cushman	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

Kansas City School of Law (now University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law)
Read law		1912

Judicial Record

In our data, Leavy authored 7 published opinions for the court (1943–1951). Most cited: Cochran v. St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (18 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1947	Cochran v. St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co.	73 F. Supp. 288	18
1946	Porter v. Huber	68 F. Supp. 132	15
1944	Intercity Hospital Ass'n v. Squire	56 F. Supp. 472	10
1944	In Re Kinloch	53 F. Supp. 521	10
1951	Lauterbach v. United States	95 F. Supp. 479	9
1943	Hammond v. Squier	51 F. Supp. 227	5
1947	Boboricken v. United States	76 F. Supp. 70	4

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 Henry Leavy?: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Charles Henry Leavy to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in 1942.
Was Charles Henry Leavy appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Charles Henry Leavy 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 Henry Leavy's confirmation vote?: Charles Henry Leavy was confirmed by voice vote on February 18, 1942. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Charles Henry Leavy on?: Charles Henry Leavy was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Sources

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