Who appointed Curtis Longino Waller?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Curtis Longino Waller to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1943.

Was Curtis Longino Waller appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Curtis Longino Waller was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Curtis Longino Waller's confirmation vote?

Curtis Longino Waller was confirmed by voice vote on March 9, 1943. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Fifth Circuit / Appointed 1943 / Served to 1950

Curtis Longino Waller

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1943 and confirmed by voice vote, Curtis Longino Waller was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Millsaps College in 1910. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida and U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1887–1950
Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1943
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Mississippi College 1908 · Millsaps College 1910
Succeeded by: Louie Willard Strum

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1940	Northern District of Florida	F.D. Roosevelt (D)	Voice vote
1940	Southern District of Florida	F.D. Roosevelt (D)	Voice vote
1943	Fifth Circuit	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

Mississippi College	Ph.B.	1908
Millsaps College	LL.B.	1910

Judicial Record

In our data, Waller authored 4 published opinions for the court (1941–1942). Most cited: Gerdert v. Certified Poultry & Egg Co. (27 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1941	Gerdert v. Certified Poultry & Egg Co.	38 F. Supp. 964	27
1941	Fleming v. Enterprise Box Co.	37 F. Supp. 331	10
1941	Brooks v. Southern Dairies, Inc.	38 F. Supp. 588	9
1942	Tucker v. Hitchcock	44 F. Supp. 874	6

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Curtis Longino Waller?: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Curtis Longino Waller to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1943.
Was Curtis Longino Waller appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Curtis Longino Waller was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Curtis Longino Waller's confirmation vote?: Curtis Longino Waller was confirmed by voice vote on March 9, 1943. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Curtis Longino Waller on?: Curtis Longino Waller was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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