Frederick Voris Follmer
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1946 and confirmed by voice vote, Frederick Voris Follmer was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1909. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1885–1971
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1946
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Bucknell 1906 · Harvard Law School 1909
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Truman (D) | Voice vote |
| 1946 | Western District of Pennsylvania | Truman (D) | Voice vote |
| 1946 | Middle District of Pennsylvania | 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
| Bucknell University | A.B. | 1906 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1909 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Follmer authored 74 published opinions for the court (1947–1970). Most cited: Pritt v. Johnson (39 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Pritt v. Johnson | 264 F. Supp. 167 | 39 |
| 1959 | Wentling v. Popular Science Publishing Company | 176 F. Supp. 652 | 28 |
| 1960 | United States Ex Rel. McGregor Architectural Iron Co. v. Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp. | 185 F. Supp. 381 | 23 |
| 1948 | United States v. Lowrey | 77 F. Supp. 301 | 22 |
| 1954 | Insurance Agents' International Union v. Prudential Ins. | 122 F. Supp. 869 | 21 |
| 1966 | United States Ex Rel. Owens v. Cavell | 254 F. Supp. 154 | 20 |
| 1952 | Old Reading Brewery, Inc. v. Lebanon Valley Brewing Co. | 102 F. Supp. 434 | 19 |
| 1964 | Desmond v. Blackwell | 235 F. Supp. 246 | 18 |
| 1960 | Mitchell v. Lancaster Milk Company | 185 F. Supp. 66 | 18 |
| 1959 | Fagan v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company | 173 F. Supp. 465 | 18 |
| 1947 | Ex Parte Smith | 72 F. Supp. 935 | 18 |
| 1957 | McGregor Architectural Iron Co. v. Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp. | 150 F. Supp. 323 | 17 |
| 1957 | United States v. Cless | 150 F. Supp. 687 | 17 |
| 1954 | Lowes v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission | 125 F. Supp. 681 | 17 |
| 1949 | Richardson v. Zuppann | 81 F. Supp. 809 | 17 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 74 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 Frederick Voris Follmer?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Frederick Voris Follmer to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1946.
- Was Frederick Voris Follmer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Frederick Voris Follmer was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Frederick Voris Follmer's confirmation vote?
- Frederick Voris Follmer was confirmed by voice vote on July 31, 1946. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Frederick Voris Follmer on?
- Frederick Voris Follmer was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: The Times Tribune (Scranton, PA) (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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8 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).