Francis Kerschner Myers
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934 and confirmed by voice vote, Francis Kerschner Myers was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1874–1940
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1934
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Ernest Ford Cochran
- Succeeded by
- Julius Waties Waring
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Eastern District of South Carolina succeeded Ernest Ford Cochran | 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
| Read law | 1896 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Myers authored 10 published opinions for the court (1935–1940). Most cited: Miles Laboratories, Inc. v. Seignious (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Miles Laboratories, Inc. v. Seignious | 30 F. Supp. 549 | 21 |
| 1939 | Peeples v. Ramspacher | 29 F. Supp. 632 | 14 |
| 1936 | Enzor v. Jefferson Standard Life Ins. Co. | 14 F. Supp. 677 | 11 |
| 1940 | Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co. of California v. Rhame | 32 F. Supp. 59 | 8 |
| 1938 | Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Hobeika | 23 F. Supp. 1 | 7 |
| 1936 | Ross v. Travelers Ins. Co. | 18 F. Supp. 819 | 6 |
| 1939 | Blue Bird Taxi Corp. v. American Fidelity & Casualty Co. | 26 F. Supp. 808 | 4 |
| 1936 | Kirchner v. N. & W. OVERALL CO. | 16 F. Supp. 915 | 4 |
| 1935 | Barringer v. Jefferson Standard Life Ins. Co. | 9 F. Supp. 493 | 4 |
| 1937 | United States v. Query | 21 F. Supp. 784 | 3 |
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 Francis Kerschner Myers?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Francis Kerschner Myers to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina in 1934.
- Was Francis Kerschner Myers appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Francis Kerschner Myers was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Francis Kerschner Myers's confirmation vote?
- Francis Kerschner Myers was confirmed by voice vote on June 9, 1934. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Francis Kerschner Myers on?
- Francis Kerschner Myers was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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6 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).