Who appointed David L. Bazelon?

President Harry S Truman appointed David L. Bazelon to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1950.

Was David L. Bazelon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

David L. Bazelon was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was David L. Bazelon's confirmation vote?

David L. Bazelon was confirmed by voice vote on February 8, 1950. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Columbia Circuit / Appointed 1950 / Served to 1993

David L. Bazelon

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1950 and confirmed by voice vote, David L. Bazelon was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1909–1993
Appointed by: Harry S Truman, 1950
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Northwestern 1931
Succeeded by: Harry Thomas Edwards

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1950	District of Columbia Circuit	Truman (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

Northwestern University	B.S.L.	1931
Read law		1932

Judicial Record

In our data, Bazelon authored 7 published opinions for the court (1966–1975). Most cited: United States v. Thompson (30 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
1973	United States v. Thompson	361 F. Supp. 879	30
1967	United States v. Naples	266 F. Supp. 608	19
1966	United States v. Hanrahan	260 F. Supp. 728	12
1969	United States v. United States	296 F. Supp. 853	10
1966	United States v. Moore	258 F. Supp. 790	10
1975	United States v. Hunter	394 F. Supp. 997	8
1974	United States v. Hunter	385 F. Supp. 358	2

Showing the 7 most-cited of 7 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 David L. Bazelon?: President Harry S Truman appointed David L. Bazelon to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1950.
Was David L. Bazelon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: David L. Bazelon was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was David L. Bazelon's confirmation vote?: David L. Bazelon was confirmed by voice vote on February 8, 1950. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was David L. Bazelon on?: David L. Bazelon was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Sources

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