Who appointed Fred Clinton Jacobs?

President Warren G. Harding appointed Fred Clinton Jacobs to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 1923.

Was Fred Clinton Jacobs appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Fred Clinton Jacobs was appointed by President Warren G. Harding, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Fred Clinton Jacobs's confirmation vote?

Fred Clinton Jacobs was confirmed by voice vote on March 2, 1923. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Arizona / Appointed 1923 / Served to 1958

Fred Clinton Jacobs

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Appointed by President Warren G. Harding in 1923 and confirmed by voice vote, Fred Clinton Jacobs was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1865–1958
Appointed by: Warren G. Harding, 1923
Confirmed: by voice vote
Succeeded by: David W. Ling

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1923	District of Arizona	Harding (R)	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 Chicago

Judicial Record

In our data, Jacobs authored 3 published opinions for the court (1925–1933). Most cited: United States v. Hunt (13 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1927	United States v. Hunt	19 F.2d 634	13
1933	Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. La Prade	2 F. Supp. 855	11
1925	Mecca Land & Exploration Co. v. Schlecht	4 F.2d 256	6

Showing the 3 most-cited of 3 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 Fred Clinton Jacobs?: President Warren G. Harding appointed Fred Clinton Jacobs to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 1923.
Was Fred Clinton Jacobs appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Fred Clinton Jacobs was appointed by President Warren G. Harding, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Fred Clinton Jacobs's confirmation vote?: Fred Clinton Jacobs was confirmed by voice vote on March 2, 1923. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Fred Clinton Jacobs on?: Fred Clinton Jacobs was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Sources

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