Chase Addison Clark
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1943 and confirmed by voice vote, Chase Addison Clark was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1883–1966
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1943
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Charles Cheatham Cavanah
- Succeeded by
- Raymond Clyne McNichols
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | District of Idaho succeeded Charles Cheatham Cavanah | 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
| University of Michigan | ||
| Read law | 1904 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Clark authored 15 published opinions for the court (1944–1963). Most cited: United States v. 3969.59 Acres of Land (24 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | United States v. 3969.59 Acres of Land | 56 F. Supp. 831 | 24 |
| 1950 | Boice v. Bradley | 92 F. Supp. 750 | 16 |
| 1963 | Scherer v. United States | 228 F. Supp. 168 | 11 |
| 1956 | POCATELLO COCO-COLA BOTTLING CO. v. United States | 139 F. Supp. 912 | 9 |
| 1945 | Albion-Idaho Land Co. v. Adams | 58 F. Supp. 579 | 8 |
| 1944 | Hawkeye Casualty Co. v. Western Underwriter's Ass'n | 53 F. Supp. 256 | 8 |
| 1946 | Wells v. Long | 68 F. Supp. 671 | 7 |
| 1945 | Anderson v. Schouweiler | 63 F. Supp. 802 | 7 |
| 1951 | Potlatch Forests, Inc. v. International Woodworkers | 108 F. Supp. 906 | 6 |
| 1947 | Hollingsworth v. Federal Mining & Smelting Co. | 74 F. Supp. 1009 | 6 |
| 1944 | Browder v. Cook | 59 F. Supp. 225 | 6 |
| 1944 | Anderson v. First Security Bank of Idaho Nat. Ass'n | 54 F. Supp. 937 | 6 |
| 1951 | William H. Banks Warehouses, Inc. v. Jean | 96 F. Supp. 731 | 4 |
| 1946 | Coeur D'Alene Country Club v. Viley | 64 F. Supp. 540 | 3 |
| 1953 | United States v. 14 105 POUND BAGS, ETC. | 118 F. Supp. 837 | 2 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 15 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 Chase Addison Clark?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Chase Addison Clark to the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho in 1943.
- Was Chase Addison Clark appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Chase Addison Clark was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Chase Addison Clark's confirmation vote?
- Chase Addison Clark was confirmed by voice vote on March 5, 1943. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Chase Addison Clark on?
- Chase Addison Clark was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Miriam Curtis, editor. Boise Junior College (Boise, ID), publisher. (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).