Who appointed Clarence Hale?

President Theodore Roosevelt appointed Clarence Hale to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine in 1902.

Was Clarence Hale appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Clarence Hale was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Clarence Hale's confirmation vote?

Clarence Hale was confirmed by voice vote on May 19, 1902. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Maine / Appointed 1902 / Served to 1934

Clarence Hale

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maine

Appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1902 and confirmed by voice vote, Clarence Hale was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1848–1934
Appointed by: Theodore Roosevelt, 1902
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Bowdoin College 1869
Succeeded: Nathan Webb
Succeeded by: John Andrew Peters

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1902	District of Maine succeeded Nathan Webb	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

Bowdoin College	A.M.
Bowdoin College	A.B.	1869
Read law		1871

Judicial Record

In our data, Hale authored 2 published opinions for the court (1925–1926). Most cited: Guimond v. Howes (11 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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	Guimond v. Howes	9 F.2d 412	11
1926	Wood & Ewer Co. v. Ham	14 F.2d 995	9

Showing the 2 most-cited of 2 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 Clarence Hale?: President Theodore Roosevelt appointed Clarence Hale to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine in 1902.
Was Clarence Hale appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Clarence Hale was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Clarence Hale's confirmation vote?: Clarence Hale was confirmed by voice vote on May 19, 1902. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Clarence Hale on?: Clarence Hale was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine.

Sources

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