Who appointed Frederick Moore Vinson?

President Harry S Truman appointed Frederick Moore Vinson to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1946.

Was Frederick Moore Vinson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Frederick Moore Vinson 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 Moore Vinson's confirmation vote?

Frederick Moore Vinson was confirmed by voice vote on June 20, 1946. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Supreme Court / Appointed 1946 / Served to 1953

Frederick Moore Vinson

Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1946 and confirmed by voice vote, Frederick Moore Vinson was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He earned a law degree from College of Law of Central University in 1911. He previously served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 77 opinions of the Court ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1890–1953
Appointed by: Harry S Truman, 1946
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Centre College 1909 · College of Law of Central 1911
Succeeded: Harlan Fiske Stone
Succeeded by: Earl Warren

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1937	District of Columbia Circuit succeeded Charles Henry Robb	F.D. Roosevelt (D)	Voice vote
1946	Supreme Court succeeded Harlan Fiske Stone	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

Centre College	B.A.	1909
College of Law of Central University	LL.B.	1911

Opinions of the Court

Vinson delivered 77 opinions of the Court in the covered window (October Term 1946 – October Term 1952). Most cited: United States v. United Mine Workers of America (2,872 citations).

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1953	Rosenberg et al. v. United States	346 U.S. 273 (1953)	137
1953	Burns et al. v. Wilson, Secretary of Defense, et al.	346 U.S. 137 (1953)	669
1953	United States v. Nugent	346 U.S. 1 (1953)	172
1953	Avery v. Georgia	345 U.S. 559 (1953)	541
1953	Wells, Administratrix, v. Simonds Abrasive Co.	345 U.S. 514 (1953)	149
1953	Pope et al. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.	345 U.S. 379 (1953)	109
1953	In Re Disbarment of Isserman	345 U.S. 286 (1953)	–
1953	Healy et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	345 U.S. 278 (1953)	266
1953	Western Pacific Railroad Corp. et al. v. Western Pacific Railroad Co. et al.	345 U.S. 247 (1953)	170
1953	United States v. Reynolds et al.	345 U.S. 1 (1953)	873
1952	Federal Trade Commission v. Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co.	344 U.S. 206 (1952)	263
1952	United States v. Caltex (philippines), Inc. et al.	344 U.S. 149 (1952)	128
1952	Dixon v. Duffy, Warden	344 U.S. 143 (1952)	–
1952	United States et al. v. Great Northern Railway Co.	343 U.S. 562 (1952)	–
1952	Thompson, Trustee, Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v. United States et al.	343 U.S. 549 (1952)	–
1952	National Labor Relations Board v. American National Insurance Co.	343 U.S. 395 (1952)	401
1952	Bruner v. United States	343 U.S. 112 (1952)	174
1952	Memphis Steam Laundry Cleaner, Inc. v. Stone, Chairman, State Tax Commission	342 U.S. 389 (1952)	–
1952	Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. Redwine, State Revenue Commissioner	342 U.S. 299 (1952)	140
1952	United States v. Hayman	342 U.S. 205 (1952)	1034
1951	Jennings v. Illinois	342 U.S. 104 (1951)	–
1951	Stack et al. v. Boyle, United States Marshal	342 U.S. 1 (1951)	1157
1951	Dennis et al. v. United States	341 U.S. 494 (1951)	1230
1951	Alabama Public Service Commission et al. v. Southern Railway Co.	341 U.S. 363 (1951)	–
1951	Alabama Public Service Commission et al. v. Southern Railway Co.	341 U.S. 341 (1951)	611
1951	Jordan, District Director of Immigration & Naturalization, v. De George	341 U.S. 223 (1951)	938
1951	Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America, Division 998, et al. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board et al.	340 U.S. 416 (1951)	–
1951	St. John et al. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board et al.	340 U.S. 411 (1951)	–
1951	Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America, Division 998, et al. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board	340 U.S. 383 (1951)	190
1951	Rogers v. United States	340 U.S. 367 (1951)	898
1951	Feiner v. New York	340 U.S. 315 (1951)	318
1951	Kunz v. New York	340 U.S. 290 (1951)	517
1951	Niemotko v. Maryland	340 U.S. 268 (1951)	563
1950	McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education et al.	339 U.S. 637 (1950)	165
1950	Sweatt v. Painter et al.	339 U.S. 629 (1950)	260
1950	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Korell	339 U.S. 619 (1950)	–
1950	International Union of United Automobile, Etc. Workers of America, C. I. O., et al. v. O'Brien, Prosecuting Attorney, et al.	339 U.S. 454 (1950)	172
1950	American Communications Assn., C. I. O., et al. v. Douds, Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board	339 U.S. 382 (1950)	933
1950	United States v. Fleischman	339 U.S. 349 (1950)	150
1950	United States v. Bryan	339 U.S. 323 (1950)	689
1950	Manning, Collector of Internal Revenue, v. Seeley Tube & Box Co.	338 U.S. 561 (1950)	197
1950	Reo Motors, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	338 U.S. 442 (1950)	–
1949	United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.	338 U.S. 366 (1949)	571
1949	Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Co. v. McComb, Wage & Hour Administrator	337 U.S. 755 (1949)	170
1949	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Culbertson et Ux.	337 U.S. 733 (1949)	1129
1949	Larson, War Assets Administrator and Surplus Property Administrator, v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.	337 U.S. 682 (1949)	1701
1949	Young v. Ragen, Warden	337 U.S. 235 (1949)	136
1949	United States v. National City Lines, Inc. et al.	337 U.S. 78 (1949)	139
1949	Kilpatrick v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.	337 U.S. 75 (1949)	–
1949	Ex Parte Collett	337 U.S. 55 (1949)	508
1949	Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. et al. v. Acme Fast Freight, Inc.	336 U.S. 465 (1949)	–
1949	National Carbide Corp. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	336 U.S. 422 (1949)	410
1949	Callaway, Trustee, et al. v. Benton et al.	336 U.S. 132 (1949)	110
1948	United States v. Hoffman	335 U.S. 77 (1948)	–
1948	Shapiro v. United States	335 U.S. 1 (1948)	599
1948	United States v. Zazove	334 U.S. 602 (1948)	–
1948	Toomer et al. v. Witsell et al.	334 U.S. 385 (1948)	671
1948	Coe v. Coe	334 U.S. 378 (1948)	222
1948	Sherrer v. Sherrer	334 U.S. 343 (1948)	488
1948	Woods, Housing Expediter, v. Hills	334 U.S. 210 (1948)	–
1948	Hurd et Ux. v. Hodge et al.	334 U.S. 24 (1948)	333
1948	Shelley et Ux. v. Kraemer et Ux.	334 U.S. 1 (1948)	1913
1948	Suttle, Administratrix, v. Reich Bros. Construction Co. et al.	333 U.S. 163 (1948)	–
1948	King v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of America	333 U.S. 153 (1948)	327
1948	Oyama et al. v. California	332 U.S. 633 (1948)	367
1947	McWilliams v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	331 U.S. 694 (1947)	122
1947	Interstate Natural Gas Co., Inc. v. Federal Power Commission et al.	331 U.S. 682 (1947)	121
1947	Williams et al. v. Austrian et al., Trustees	331 U.S. 642 (1947)	–
1947	149 Madison Avenue Corp. et al. v. Asselta et al.	331 U.S. 199 (1947)	–
1947	Harris v. United States	331 U.S. 145 (1947)	1370
1947	Walling, Wage and Hour Administrator, v. Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co.	331 U.S. 17 (1947)	–
1947	Crane v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	331 U.S. 1 (1947)	759
1947	Walling, Wage and Hour Administrator, v. General Industries Co.	330 U.S. 545 (1947)	210
1947	United States v. United Mine Workers of America	330 U.S. 258 (1947)	2872
1946	Unemployment Compensation Commission of Alaska et al. v. Aragon et al.	329 U.S. 143 (1946)	727
1946	Alma Motor Co. v. Timken-Detroit Axle Co. et al.	329 U.S. 129 (1946)	155
1946	United States v. Alcea Band of Tillamooks et al.	329 U.S. 40 (1946)	–

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Frederick Moore Vinson?: President Harry S Truman appointed Frederick Moore Vinson to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1946.
Was Frederick Moore Vinson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Frederick Moore Vinson 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 Moore Vinson's confirmation vote?: Frederick Moore Vinson was confirmed by voice vote on June 20, 1946. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Frederick Moore Vinson on?: Frederick Moore Vinson was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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