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Portrait of Charles Cecil Wyche

Charles Cecil Wyche

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Cecil Wyche was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Carolina. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived
1885–1966
Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
The Citadel 1906
Succeeded by
Donald Stuart Russell

Federal judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
1937Western District of South Carolina
succeeded Henry Hitt Watkins
F.D. Roosevelt (D)Voice vote
1965District of South CarolinaReassigned–

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

Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center)
The CitadelB.S.1906
Read law1909

Judicial Record

In our data, Wyche authored 59 published opinions for the court (1938–1986). Most cited: McWhirter v. Otis Elevator Co. (33 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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

YearCaseCitationCited
1941McWhirter v. Otis Elevator Co.40 F. Supp. 1133
1957Gramling v. Food MacHinery and Chemical Corp.151 F. Supp. 85324
1944United States v. Renken55 F. Supp. 123
1942Owens v. Greenville News-Piedmont43 F. Supp. 78521
1963McEachern v. United States212 F. Supp. 70620
1938Glens Falls Indemnity Co. v. Palmetto Bank23 F. Supp. 84420
1945United States v. Strickland62 F. Supp. 46818
1961Dixon v. United States197 F. Supp. 79817
1945Bowles v. Batson61 F. Supp. 83917
1965United Textile Workers v. Newberry Mills, Inc.238 F. Supp. 36616
1947Coburn v. Coleman75 F. Supp. 10716
1947McLean v. United States73 F. Supp. 77516
1962Leesona Corp. v. Cotwool Mfg. Corp., Judson Mills Div.204 F. Supp. 13915
1951Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Clinchfield Fuel Co.94 F. Supp. 99215
1956Alexander v. Alexander140 F. Supp. 92513

Showing the 15 most-cited of 59 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 Cecil Wyche?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Charles Cecil Wyche to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Carolina in 1937.
Was Charles Cecil Wyche appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
Charles Cecil Wyche 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 Cecil Wyche's confirmation vote?
Charles Cecil Wyche was confirmed by voice vote on January 22, 1937. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Charles Cecil Wyche on?
Charles Cecil Wyche was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Sources

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Appointed in 1965. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).