Franklin Elmore Kennamer
Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1924 and confirmed by voice vote, Franklin Elmore Kennamer was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1879–1960
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge, 1924
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded by
- Royce H. Savage
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Eastern District of Oklahoma | Coolidge (R) | Voice vote |
| 1925 | Northern District of Oklahoma | Reassigned | – |
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 | 1905 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Kennamer authored 30 published opinions for the court (1925–1940). Most cited: Turman Oil Co. v. Lathrop (15 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Turman Oil Co. v. Lathrop | 8 F. Supp. 870 | 15 |
| 1928 | Morefield v. Ozark Pipe Line Corporation | 27 F.2d 890 | 14 |
| 1939 | Grand River Dam Authority v. Going | 29 F. Supp. 316 | 12 |
| 1936 | Exchange Nat. Bank of Tulsa v. Davy | 13 F. Supp. 226 | 12 |
| 1940 | Seber v. Spring Oil Co. | 33 F. Supp. 805 | 11 |
| 1935 | Thompson v. New York Life Ins. Co. | 9 F. Supp. 248 | 11 |
| 1933 | In Re Wineland | 3 F. Supp. 796 | 11 |
| 1925 | Empire Refining Co. v. Davis | 6 F.2d 305 | 11 |
| 1937 | Trower v. Stonebraker-Zea Live Stock Co. | 17 F. Supp. 687 | 10 |
| 1933 | Town of Fairfax, Okl. v. Ashbrook | 3 F. Supp. 345 | 10 |
| 1926 | United States v. Brown | 15 F.2d 565 | 9 |
| 1939 | Robinson v. EXCHANGE NAT. BANK OF TULSA, OKL. | 28 F. Supp. 244 | 8 |
| 1938 | Shanks v. Travelers Ins. Co. | 25 F. Supp. 740 | 8 |
| 1934 | United States v. Hughes | 6 F. Supp. 972 | 8 |
| 1933 | In Re Tomlinson & Dye, Inc. | 3 F. Supp. 800 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 30 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 Franklin Elmore Kennamer?
- President Calvin Coolidge appointed Franklin Elmore Kennamer to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma in 1924.
- Was Franklin Elmore Kennamer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Franklin Elmore Kennamer was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Franklin Elmore Kennamer's confirmation vote?
- Franklin Elmore Kennamer was confirmed by voice vote on February 19, 1924. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Franklin Elmore Kennamer on?
- Franklin Elmore Kennamer was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
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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35 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).