Charles Edwin Wolverton
Appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Edwin Wolverton was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. He earned a law degree from Kentucky University (later Transylvania University) Department of Law in 1874. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1851–1926
- Appointed by
- Theodore Roosevelt, 1906
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Christian College (now Western Oregon State) 1871 · Kentucky (later Transylvania University) Department of Law 1874
- Succeeded
- Charles Byron Bellinger
- Succeeded by
- John Hugh McNary
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | District of Oregon succeeded Charles Byron Bellinger | T. Roosevelt (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
| Christian College (now Western Oregon State University) | B.S. | 1871 |
| Christian College (now Western Oregon State University) | A.B. | 1872 |
| Kentucky University (later Transylvania University) Department of Law | LL.B. | 1874 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Wolverton authored 4 published opinions for the court (1925–1926). Most cited: Nyssa-Arcadia Drainage Dist. v. First Nat. Bank of Vale (10 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Nyssa-Arcadia Drainage Dist. v. First Nat. Bank of Vale | 3 F.2d 648 | 10 |
| 1926 | Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Bramwell | 12 F.2d 307 | 3 |
| 1925 | United States v. Cartozian | 6 F.2d 919 | 2 |
| 1925 | Collins v. Portland Electric Power Co. | 7 F.2d 221 | 2 |
Showing the 4 most-cited of 4 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 Edwin Wolverton?
- President Theodore Roosevelt appointed Charles Edwin Wolverton to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in 1906.
- Was Charles Edwin Wolverton appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles Edwin Wolverton was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles Edwin Wolverton's confirmation vote?
- Charles Edwin Wolverton was confirmed by voice vote on January 10, 1906. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles Edwin Wolverton on?
- Charles Edwin Wolverton was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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20 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).