Who appointed Ferdinand August Geiger?

President William H. Taft appointed Ferdinand August Geiger to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in 1912.

Was Ferdinand August Geiger appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Ferdinand August Geiger was appointed by President William H. Taft, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Ferdinand August Geiger's confirmation vote?

Ferdinand August Geiger was confirmed by voice vote on March 20, 1912. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eastern District of Wisconsin / Appointed 1912 / Served to 1939

Ferdinand August Geiger

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Appointed by President William H. Taft in 1912 and confirmed by voice vote, Ferdinand August Geiger was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1867–1939
Appointed by: William H. Taft, 1912
Confirmed: by voice vote
Succeeded: Joseph Very Quarles
Succeeded by: Francis Ryan Duffy

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1912	Eastern District of Wisconsin succeeded Joseph Very Quarles	Taft (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.

Judicial Record

In our data, Geiger authored 5 published opinions for the court (1925–1935). Most cited: In Re Gould Mfg. Co. (20 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1935	In Re Gould Mfg. Co.	11 F. Supp. 644	20
1931	The Milwaukee	48 F.2d 842	16
1929	McIntosh v. Wilkinson	36 F.2d 807	14
1930	Buick Motor Co. v. City of Milwaukee	43 F.2d 385	3
1925	United States v. Martin	10 F.2d 585	1

Showing the 5 most-cited of 5 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 Ferdinand August Geiger?: President William H. Taft appointed Ferdinand August Geiger to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in 1912.
Was Ferdinand August Geiger appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Ferdinand August Geiger was appointed by President William H. Taft, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Ferdinand August Geiger's confirmation vote?: Ferdinand August Geiger was confirmed by voice vote on March 20, 1912. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Ferdinand August Geiger on?: Ferdinand August Geiger was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Sources

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