Elmer David Davies
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and confirmed by voice vote, Elmer David Davies was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. He earned a law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1922. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1899–1957
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1939
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Vanderbilt Law School 1922
- Succeeded
- John J. Gore
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Middle District of Tennessee succeeded John J. Gore | 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
| Vanderbilt University Law School | LL.B. | 1922 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Davies authored 14 published opinions for the court (1940–1956). Most cited: Rhea v. Edwards (21 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Rhea v. Edwards | 136 F. Supp. 671 | 21 |
| 1955 | New v. General Casualty Company of America | 133 F. Supp. 955 | 20 |
| 1940 | Commercial Standard Ins. Co. v. Central Produce Co. | 42 F. Supp. 31 | 14 |
| 1952 | Vanderbilt University v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. | 109 F. Supp. 565 | 11 |
| 1950 | Roberts v. American Fire & Casualty Co. | 89 F. Supp. 827 | 7 |
| 1947 | United States v. Caldwell | 74 F. Supp. 114 | 6 |
| 1956 | Hayes v. Crutcher | 137 F. Supp. 853 | 5 |
| 1942 | Thomas v. Hibbitts | 46 F. Supp. 368 | 4 |
| 1953 | Interstate Commerce Commission v. Wagner | 112 F. Supp. 109 | 2 |
| 1951 | J. E. Dilworth Co. v. Henslee | 98 F. Supp. 957 | 2 |
| 1947 | First Nat. Bank of Memphis v. Henslee | 74 F. Supp. 106 | 2 |
| 1946 | Third Nat. Bank v. United States | 64 F. Supp. 198 | 1 |
| 1945 | Ridgeway v. Warren | 60 F. Supp. 363 | 1 |
| 1944 | Coca Cola Bottling Works v. United States | 53 F. Supp. 992 | 0 |
Showing the 14 most-cited of 14 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 Elmer David Davies?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Elmer David Davies to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee in 1939.
- Was Elmer David Davies appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Elmer David Davies was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Elmer David Davies's confirmation vote?
- Elmer David Davies was confirmed by voice vote on July 12, 1939. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Elmer David Davies on?
- Elmer David Davies was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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17 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).