David C. Westenhaver
Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1917 and confirmed by voice vote, David C. Westenhaver was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center) in 1886. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1865–1928
- Appointed by
- Woodrow Wilson, 1917
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown Law Center) 1886
- Succeeded
- John Hessin Clarke
- Succeeded by
- Samuel H. West
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | Northern District of Ohio succeeded John Hessin Clarke | Wilson (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
Judicial Record
In our data, Westenhaver authored 12 published opinions for the court (1924–1927). Most cited: In Re B. A. Montgomery & Son (18 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | In Re B. A. Montgomery & Son | 17 F.2d 404 | 18 |
| 1927 | Buckeye Incubator Co. v. Blum | 17 F.2d 456 | 16 |
| 1927 | Swan Carburetor Co. v. General Motors Corporation | 42 F.2d 452 | 15 |
| 1927 | Fuller & Smith v. Routzahn | 23 F.2d 959 | 14 |
| 1924 | United States v. National Malleable & Steel Castings Co. | 6 F.2d 40 | 10 |
| 1927 | Durabilt Steel Locker Co. v. Berger Mfg. Co. | 21 F.2d 139 | 9 |
| 1926 | Weiss v. Guion | 17 F.2d 202 | 8 |
| 1925 | United States v. General Electric Co. | 15 F.2d 715 | 8 |
| 1925 | Cleveland Provision Co. v. Weiss | 4 F.2d 408 | 8 |
| 1925 | Cleveland Trust Co. v. Routzahn | 7 F.2d 483 | 7 |
| 1926 | Ex Parte Shockley | 17 F.2d 133 | 5 |
| 1925 | J. C. McFarland Co. v. O'Brien | 6 F.2d 1016 | 2 |
Showing the 12 most-cited of 12 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 C. Westenhaver?
- President Woodrow Wilson appointed David C. Westenhaver to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1917.
- Was David C. Westenhaver appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- David C. Westenhaver was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was David C. Westenhaver's confirmation vote?
- David C. Westenhaver was confirmed by voice vote on March 14, 1917. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was David C. Westenhaver on?
- David C. Westenhaver was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Cleveland State University Special Collections (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).