Who appointed David John Wilson?

President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed David John Wilson to the U.S. Customs Court in 1954.

Was David John Wilson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

David John Wilson was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was David John Wilson's confirmation vote?

David John Wilson was confirmed by voice vote on July 24, 1954. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

U.S. Customs Court / Appointed 1954 / Served to 1976

David John Wilson

Judge, U.S. Customs Court

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954 and confirmed by voice vote, David John Wilson was a Judge on the U.S. Customs Court. He earned a law degree from University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence in 1919. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1887–1976
Appointed by: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Brigham Young 1914 · University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence 1919
Succeeded: William Purrington Cole
Succeeded by: Lindley Garrison Beckworth Sr.

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1954	U.S. Customs Court succeeded William Purrington Cole	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

Brigham Young University	B.S.	1914
University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence	J.D.	1919

Judicial Record

In our data, Wilson authored 1 published opinion for the court (1968). Most cited: City Lumber Co. v. United States (5 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
1968	City Lumber Co. v. United States	290 F. Supp. 385	5

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Questions & answers

Who appointed David John Wilson?: President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed David John Wilson to the U.S. Customs Court in 1954.
Was David John Wilson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: David John Wilson was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was David John Wilson's confirmation vote?: David John Wilson was confirmed by voice vote on July 24, 1954. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was David John Wilson on?: David John Wilson was a Judge on the U.S. Customs Court.

Sources

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