Northern District of Ohio / Appointed 1941 / Served to 1955

Emerich B. Freed

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941 and confirmed by voice vote, Emerich B. Freed was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) School of Law in 1920. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, October 2, 1941

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Western Reserve (now Case Western Reserve University) 1918 · Western Reserve (now Case Western Reserve University) Law 1920
Succeeded by
Paul Charles Weick
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1941Northern District of OhioRoosevelt (D)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

14 years on the Northern District of Ohio. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).