Who appointed Curtis Dwight Wilbur?

President Herbert Hoover appointed Curtis Dwight Wilbur to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1929.

Was Curtis Dwight Wilbur appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Curtis Dwight Wilbur was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Curtis Dwight Wilbur's confirmation vote?

Curtis Dwight Wilbur was confirmed by voice vote on May 2, 1929. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Ninth Circuit / Appointed 1929 / Served to 1954

Curtis Dwight Wilbur

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

Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1929 and confirmed by voice vote, Curtis Dwight Wilbur was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1867–1954
Appointed by: Herbert Hoover, 1929
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: U.S. Naval Academy 1888
Succeeded by: William Edwin Orr

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1929	Ninth Circuit	Hoover (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

U.S. Naval Academy	B.S.	1888
Read law		1890

Judicial Record

In our data, Wilbur authored 7 published opinions for the court (1930–1936). Most cited: PACIFIC EMPLOYERS'INS. CO. v. Pillsbury (23 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
1932	PACIFIC EMPLOYERS'INS. CO. v. Pillsbury	61 F.2d 101	23
1936	Ex Parte Haumesch	82 F.2d 558	17
1935	Anderson v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	78 F.2d 636	17
1933	Moody v. Johnston	66 F.2d 999	15
1932	State Life Ins. Co. v. Sullivan	58 F.2d 741	13
1930	Connley v. United States	41 F.2d 49	13
1935	Davidow v. Lachman Bros. Inv. Co.	76 F.2d 186	11

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Curtis Dwight Wilbur?: President Herbert Hoover appointed Curtis Dwight Wilbur to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1929.
Was Curtis Dwight Wilbur appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Curtis Dwight Wilbur was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Curtis Dwight Wilbur's confirmation vote?: Curtis Dwight Wilbur was confirmed by voice vote on May 2, 1929. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Curtis Dwight Wilbur on?: Curtis Dwight Wilbur was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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