Court of Claims / Appointed 1906 / Served to 1916
George Wesley Atkinson
Judge, Court of Claims
Appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 and confirmed by voice vote, George Wesley Atkinson was a Judge on the Court of Claims. He earned a law degree from Howard University Law Department in 1874. Sources ↓
- Appointed by
- Theodore Roosevelt, 1906
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Ohio Wesleyan 1870 · Howard Law Department 1874
- Succeeded
- Lawrence Weldon
- Succeeded by
- James Hay
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Court of Claims · succeeded Lawrence Weldon | Roosevelt (R) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.
Education
| Ohio Wesleyan University | A.B. | 1870 |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | A.M. | 1873 |
| Howard University Law Department | LL.B. | 1874 |
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory (opens primary source in a new tab)
- Wikidata (opens primary source in a new tab)
- Portrait: Unknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons (opens primary source in a new tab)
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
10 years on the Court of Claims. Data last verified 2026-06-29. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).