Elisha Hume Brewster
Appointed by President Warren G. Harding in 1922 and confirmed by voice vote, Elisha Hume Brewster was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He earned a law degree from Boston University School of Law in 1896. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1871–1946
- Appointed by
- Warren G. Harding, 1922
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Boston Law 1896
- Succeeded by
- Arthur Daniel Healey
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | District of Massachusetts | Harding (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
| Boston University School of Law | LL.B. | 1896 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Brewster authored 94 published opinions for the court (1925–1942). Most cited: Bellavance v. Plastic-Craft Novelty Co. (43 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Bellavance v. Plastic-Craft Novelty Co. | 30 F. Supp. 37 | 43 |
| 1933 | Channing v. United States | 4 F. Supp. 33 | 36 |
| 1940 | O'REILLY v. Curtis Pub. Co. | 31 F. Supp. 364 | 31 |
| 1934 | Uproar Co. v. National Broadcasting Co. | 8 F. Supp. 358 | 27 |
| 1926 | Haskell v. Aluminum Co. of America | 14 F.2d 864 | 20 |
| 1936 | New York Life Ins. Co. v. London | 15 F. Supp. 586 | 17 |
| 1929 | United States v. De Bousi | 32 F.2d 902 | 17 |
| 1926 | Ciambelli Ex Rel. Maranci v. Johnson | 12 F.2d 465 | 17 |
| 1932 | Lewis v. White | 56 F.2d 390 | 16 |
| 1939 | Hinchcliffe Motors, Inc. v. Willys-Overland Motors, Inc. | 30 F. Supp. 580 | 15 |
| 1927 | Muther v. United Shoe MacHinery Co. | 21 F.2d 773 | 15 |
| 1941 | Royal Worcester Corset Co. v. White | 40 F. Supp. 267 | 14 |
| 1932 | Third Nat. Bank & Trust Co. v. White | 58 F.2d 411 | 14 |
| 1930 | United Fruit Co. v. United States Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corp. | 42 F.2d 222 | 13 |
| 1941 | United States v. Newbury Mfg. Co. | 36 F. Supp. 602 | 12 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 94 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 Elisha Hume Brewster?
- President Warren G. Harding appointed Elisha Hume Brewster to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in 1922.
- Was Elisha Hume Brewster appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Elisha Hume Brewster was appointed by President Warren G. Harding, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Elisha Hume Brewster's confirmation vote?
- Elisha Hume Brewster was confirmed by voice vote on September 22, 1922. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Elisha Hume Brewster on?
- Elisha Hume Brewster was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).