Who appointed Elliott Northcott?

President Calvin Coolidge appointed Elliott Northcott to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 1927.

Was Elliott Northcott appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Elliott Northcott was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Elliott Northcott's confirmation vote?

Elliott Northcott was confirmed by voice vote on December 15, 1927. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Fourth Circuit / Appointed 1927 / Served to 1946

Elliott Northcott

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1927 and confirmed by voice vote, Elliott Northcott was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1869–1946
Appointed by: Calvin Coolidge, 1927
Confirmed: by voice vote
Succeeded: John Carter Rose
Succeeded by: Armistead Mason Dobie

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1927	Fourth Circuit succeeded John Carter Rose	Coolidge (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

University of Michigan Law School
Read law		1891

Judicial Record

In our data, Northcott authored 10 published opinions for the court (1930–1939). Most cited: Darling v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (44 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
1931	Darling v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	49 F.2d 111	44
1931	Dowdy v. United States	46 F.2d 417	37
1939	Cecil v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	100 F.2d 896	36
1930	Maryland Casualty Co. v. Kelly	45 F.2d 788	19
1930	Brandon v. Holman	41 F.2d 586	17
1930	Luxenberg v. United States	45 F.2d 497	15
1930	Gamble v. Wimberly	44 F.2d 329	10
1930	Federal, Trade Commission v. Baltimore Paint & Color Works, Inc.	41 F.2d 474	10
1930	Bliley v. West	42 F.2d 101	6
1931	In Re Dartmont Coal Co.	46 F.2d 455	5

Showing the 10 most-cited of 10 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 Elliott Northcott?: President Calvin Coolidge appointed Elliott Northcott to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 1927.
Was Elliott Northcott appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Elliott Northcott was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Elliott Northcott's confirmation vote?: Elliott Northcott was confirmed by voice vote on December 15, 1927. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Elliott Northcott on?: Elliott Northcott was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

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