Frank Le Blond Kloeb
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 and confirmed by voice vote, Frank Le Blond Kloeb was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1890–1976
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- George Philip Hahn
- Succeeded by
- Don John Young
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Northern District of Ohio succeeded George Philip Hahn | 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
| Ohio State University | ||
| University of Wisconsin | ||
| Ohio State University College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law) | 1917 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Kloeb authored 25 published opinions for the court (1939–1966). Most cited: United States v. Hartford-Empire Co. (42 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | United States v. Hartford-Empire Co. | 46 F. Supp. 541 | 42 |
| 1952 | Reid v. Doubleday & Co. | 109 F. Supp. 354 | 24 |
| 1944 | Ohio Citizens Trust Co. v. Air-Way Electric Appliance Corp. | 56 F. Supp. 1010 | 18 |
| 1949 | Barnhart v. John B. Rogers Producing Co. | 86 F. Supp. 595 | 17 |
| 1959 | City Loan and Savings Company v. United States | 177 F. Supp. 843 | 16 |
| 1957 | Wagner Quarries Company v. United States | 154 F. Supp. 655 | 14 |
| 1948 | Ramsey v. Chesapeake & OR Co. | 75 F. Supp. 740 | 14 |
| 1957 | In Re Flexible Conveyor Co. | 156 F. Supp. 164 | 12 |
| 1955 | Medd v. BOYD WAGNER, INCORPORATED | 132 F. Supp. 399 | 12 |
| 1952 | Reid v. University of Minnesota | 107 F. Supp. 439 | 12 |
| 1951 | Green Bay Auto Distributors, Inc. v. Willys-Overland Motors, Inc. | 102 F. Supp. 151 | 11 |
| 1948 | Maloy v. Friedman | 80 F. Supp. 290 | 10 |
| 1945 | Baltimore & OR Co. v. Reaux | 59 F. Supp. 969 | 10 |
| 1953 | Vann v. Toledo Metropolitan Housing Authority | 113 F. Supp. 210 | 9 |
| 1943 | United States Ex Rel. Jones Contracting Co. v. Skilken | 53 F. Supp. 14 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 25 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 Frank Le Blond Kloeb?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Frank Le Blond Kloeb to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1937.
- Was Frank Le Blond Kloeb appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Frank Le Blond Kloeb was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Frank Le Blond Kloeb's confirmation vote?
- Frank Le Blond Kloeb was confirmed by voice vote on June 22, 1937. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Frank Le Blond Kloeb on?
- Frank Le Blond Kloeb was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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38 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).