Who appointed Edward Clayton Eicher?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Edward Clayton Eicher to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 1942.

Was Edward Clayton Eicher appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Edward Clayton Eicher was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Edward Clayton Eicher's confirmation vote?

Edward Clayton Eicher was confirmed by voice vote on January 20, 1942. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Columbia / Appointed 1942 / Served to 1944

Edward Clayton Eicher

Chief Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 and confirmed by voice vote, Edward Clayton Eicher was a Chief Justice on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1878–1944
Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1942
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Chicago 1904
Succeeded: Alfred Adams Wheat
Succeeded by: Bolitha James Laws

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1942	District of Columbia succeeded Alfred Adams Wheat	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 Chicago Law School
University of Chicago	Ph.B.	1904

Judicial Record

In our data, Eicher authored 3 published opinions for the court (1942–1944). Most cited: United States v. McWilliams (11 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1944	United States v. McWilliams	54 F. Supp. 791	11
1942	Hitchens v. Hitchens	47 F. Supp. 73	10
1943	White v. Providence Hospital	80 F. Supp. 76	2

Showing the 3 most-cited of 3 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 Clayton Eicher?: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Edward Clayton Eicher to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 1942.
Was Edward Clayton Eicher appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Edward Clayton Eicher was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Edward Clayton Eicher's confirmation vote?: Edward Clayton Eicher was confirmed by voice vote on January 20, 1942. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Edward Clayton Eicher on?: Edward Clayton Eicher was a Chief Justice on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Sources

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