Francis Muir Scarlett
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1946 and confirmed by voice vote, Francis Muir Scarlett was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. He earned a law degree from University of Georgia School of Law in 1913. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1891–1971
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1946
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Georgia Law 1913
- Succeeded
- Archibald Battle Lovett
- Succeeded by
- Alexander Atkinson Lawrence Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Southern District of Georgia succeeded Archibald Battle Lovett | 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 Georgia School of Law | LL.B. | 1913 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Scarlett authored 16 published opinions for the court (1948–1968). Most cited: Turner v. Goolsby (24 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Turner v. Goolsby | 255 F. Supp. 724 | 24 |
| 1962 | Spahos v. Mayor & Councilmen of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia | 207 F. Supp. 688 | 19 |
| 1957 | Collins v. Howard | 156 F. Supp. 322 | 14 |
| 1963 | Atlantic Stevedoring Company v. O'KEEFFE | 220 F. Supp. 881 | 13 |
| 1948 | Giannelis v. the Atlanta | 82 F. Supp. 218 | 12 |
| 1968 | Turner v. Fouche | 290 F. Supp. 648 | 9 |
| 1963 | Stell v. Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education | 220 F. Supp. 667 | 9 |
| 1963 | Rahn v. United States | 222 F. Supp. 775 | 9 |
| 1966 | Stell v. Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education | 255 F. Supp. 88 | 8 |
| 1956 | United States v. Jenkins | 141 F. Supp. 499 | 8 |
| 1960 | First Nat. Bank & Trust Co. of Augusta v. United States | 191 F. Supp. 446 | 7 |
| 1957 | Rockefeller v. First National Bank of Brunswick | 154 F. Supp. 122 | 7 |
| 1967 | Weeks v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company | 277 F. Supp. 117 | 6 |
| 1953 | United States v. Braun | 119 F. Supp. 646 | 6 |
| 1953 | United States v. Denmark | 119 F. Supp. 647 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 16 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 Muir Scarlett?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Francis Muir Scarlett to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia in 1946.
- Was Francis Muir Scarlett appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Francis Muir Scarlett 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 Muir Scarlett's confirmation vote?
- Francis Muir Scarlett was confirmed by voice vote on February 13, 1946. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Francis Muir Scarlett on?
- Francis Muir Scarlett was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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25 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).