Dal Millington Lemmon
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954 and confirmed by voice vote, Dal Millington Lemmon was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1887–1958
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Stanford 1908
- Succeeded by
- Gilbert H. Jertberg
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Northern District of California succeeded Martin Ignatius Welsh | Truman (D) | Voice vote |
| 1954 | Ninth Circuit | Eisenhower (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
| Stanford University | A.B. | 1908 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Lemmon authored 11 published opinions for the court (1948–1964). Most cited: Thys Co. v. Oeste (20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Thys Co. v. Oeste | 111 F. Supp. 665 | 20 |
| 1950 | Christian v. Preferred Acc. Ins. Co. | 89 F. Supp. 888 | 13 |
| 1949 | Marich v. United States | 84 F. Supp. 829 | 13 |
| 1952 | Pierce v. Perlite Aggregates, Inc. | 110 F. Supp. 684 | 10 |
| 1948 | United States v. Fisher | 93 F. Supp. 73 | 10 |
| 1951 | Brown v. National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards | 104 F. Supp. 685 | 9 |
| 1948 | Murphey v. United States | 79 F. Supp. 925 | 9 |
| 1964 | International Woodworkers of America, Local 6-64 v. McCloud River Lumber Co. | 119 F. Supp. 475 | 7 |
| 1950 | England v. Moore Equipment Co. | 94 F. Supp. 532 | 7 |
| 1949 | United States v. Dixon | 117 F. Supp. 925 | 7 |
| 1952 | In Re Hedgeside Distillery Corp. | 123 F. Supp. 933 | 5 |
Showing the 11 most-cited of 11 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 Dal Millington Lemmon?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Dal Millington Lemmon to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1954.
- Was Dal Millington Lemmon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Dal Millington Lemmon was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Dal Millington Lemmon's confirmation vote?
- Dal Millington Lemmon was confirmed by voice vote on April 27, 1954. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Dal Millington Lemmon on?
- Dal Millington Lemmon was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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3 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).