Who appointed David W. Ling?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed David W. Ling to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 1936.

Was David W. Ling appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

David W. Ling was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was David W. Ling's confirmation vote?

David W. Ling was confirmed by voice vote on May 30, 1936. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Arizona / Appointed 1936 / Served to 1965

David W. Ling

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

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 and confirmed by voice vote, David W. Ling was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. He earned a law degree from University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law) in 1913. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1890–1965
Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Southern California Law School (now Gould Law) 1913
Succeeded: Fred Clinton Jacobs
Succeeded by: Charles Andrew Muecke

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1936	District of Arizona succeeded Fred Clinton Jacobs	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

University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law)

LL.B.

1913

Judicial Record

In our data, Ling authored 4 published opinions for the court (1946–1956). Most cited: Gonzales v. Sheely (17 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1951	Gonzales v. Sheely	96 F. Supp. 1004	17
1956	Jones v. Wood	151 F. Supp. 678	13
1956	Fecarotta v. United States	154 F. Supp. 592	1
1946	United States v. 738 CASES, ETC.	71 F. Supp. 279	0

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Questions & answers

Who appointed David W. Ling?: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed David W. Ling to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 1936.
Was David W. Ling appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: David W. Ling was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was David W. Ling's confirmation vote?: David W. Ling was confirmed by voice vote on May 30, 1936. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was David W. Ling on?: David W. Ling was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Sources

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