Who appointed Edward E. Cushman?

President William H. Taft appointed Edward E. Cushman to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in 1912.

Was Edward E. Cushman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Edward E. Cushman was appointed by President William H. Taft, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Edward E. Cushman's confirmation vote?

Edward E. Cushman was confirmed by voice vote on May 1, 1912. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Western District of Washington / Appointed 1912 / Served to 1944

Edward E. Cushman

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Appointed by President William H. Taft in 1912 and confirmed by voice vote, Edward E. Cushman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1865–1944
Appointed by: William H. Taft, 1912
Confirmed: by voice vote
Succeeded: George Donworth
Succeeded by: Charles Henry Leavy

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1912	Western District of Washington succeeded George Donworth	Taft (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

Read law, Iowa		1884
Read law, Nebraska		1890

Judicial Record

In our data, Cushman authored 9 published opinions for the court (1925–1938). Most cited: Mason v. Sams (24 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1925	Mason v. Sams	5 F.2d 255	24
1936	Associated Indemnity Corporation v. Manning	16 F. Supp. 430	12
1925	Lubetich v. Pollock	6 F.2d 237	12
1928	Hempel v. Weedin	23 F.2d 949	11
1928	The Hanna Nielsen	25 F.2d 984	10
1925	United States v. One White One-Ton Truck	4 F.2d 413	7
1934	United States v. 1,443 Cases, More or Less, Canned Salmon	7 F. Supp. 77	2
1938	Seattle First Nat. Bank v. Henricksen	24 F. Supp. 256	1
1934	United States v. One Fairchild Seaplane	6 F. Supp. 579	1

Showing the 9 most-cited of 9 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 Edward E. Cushman?: President William H. Taft appointed Edward E. Cushman to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in 1912.
Was Edward E. Cushman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Edward E. Cushman was appointed by President William H. Taft, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Edward E. Cushman's confirmation vote?: Edward E. Cushman was confirmed by voice vote on May 1, 1912. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Edward E. Cushman on?: Edward E. Cushman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

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