Who appointed Francis Ryan Duffy?

President Harry S Truman appointed Francis Ryan Duffy to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1949.

Was Francis Ryan Duffy appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Francis Ryan Duffy was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Francis Ryan Duffy's confirmation vote?

Francis Ryan Duffy was confirmed by voice vote on January 31, 1949. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Seventh Circuit / Appointed 1949 / Served to 1979

Francis Ryan Duffy

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

Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1949 and confirmed by voice vote, Francis Ryan Duffy was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Wisconsin Law School in 1912. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1888–1979
Appointed by: Harry S Truman, 1949
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Wisconsin 1910 · University of Wisconsin Law School 1912
Succeeded: Evan Alfred Evans
Succeeded by: Thomas Edward Fairchild

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1939	Eastern District of Wisconsin succeeded Ferdinand August Geiger	F.D. Roosevelt (D)	Voice vote
1949	Seventh Circuit succeeded Evan Alfred Evans	Truman (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

University of Wisconsin	B.A.	1910
University of Wisconsin Law School	LL.B.	1912

Judicial Record

In our data, Duffy authored 56 published opinions for the court (1939–1975). Most cited: In Re Oshkosh Foundry Co. (24 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
1939	In Re Oshkosh Foundry Co.	28 F. Supp. 412	24
1940	Barnsdall Refining Corporation v. Birnamwood Oil Co.	32 F. Supp. 308	23
1943	United States v. 184 Barrels Dried Whole Eggs	53 F. Supp. 652	22
1948	Grewe v. France	75 F. Supp. 433	19
1940	Chappel v. First Trust Co. of Appleton, Wis.	30 F. Supp. 765	18
1940	Chandler v. Cutler-Hammer, Inc.	31 F. Supp. 453	17
1945	Bowles v. Krasno Bros. Glove & Mitten Co.	59 F. Supp. 581	14
1941	Continental Ins. Co. v. I. Bahcall, Inc.	39 F. Supp. 315	14
1940	Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Chicago, M., St. P. & P. R.	34 F. Supp. 594	14
1947	Wojciuk v. United States	74 F. Supp. 914	13
1948	Le Clair v. Swift	76 F. Supp. 729	12
1947	Ackerman v. J. I. Case Co.	74 F. Supp. 639	12
1944	Zimmermann v. Scandrett	57 F. Supp. 799	12
1946	In Re FREDENBERG	65 F. Supp. 4	11
1943	Walling v. Peacock Corporation	58 F. Supp. 880	11

Showing the 15 most-cited of 56 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 Francis Ryan Duffy?: President Harry S Truman appointed Francis Ryan Duffy to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1949.
Was Francis Ryan Duffy appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Francis Ryan Duffy was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Francis Ryan Duffy's confirmation vote?: Francis Ryan Duffy was confirmed by voice vote on January 31, 1949. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Francis Ryan Duffy on?: Francis Ryan Duffy was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Sources

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