Who appointed George N. Beamer?

President John F. Kennedy appointed George N. Beamer to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in 1962.

Was George N. Beamer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

George N. Beamer was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was George N. Beamer's confirmation vote?

George N. Beamer was confirmed by voice vote on April 11, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Northern District of Indiana / Appointed 1962 / Served to 1974

George N. Beamer

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, George N. Beamer was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. He earned a law degree from Notre Dame Law School in 1929. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1904–1974
Appointed by: John F. Kennedy, 1962
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Notre Dame Law School 1929
Succeeded by: Phil McClellan McNagny Jr.

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1962	Northern District of Indiana	Kennedy (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

Notre Dame Law School

LL.B.

1929

Judicial Record

In our data, Beamer authored 25 published opinions for the court (1962–1973). Most cited: Bell v. School City of Gary, Indiana (40 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1963	Bell v. School City of Gary, Indiana	213 F. Supp. 819	40
1968	Cox v. United States Gypsum Company	284 F. Supp. 74	35
1963	Davis v. Henderlong Lumber Company	221 F. Supp. 129	33
1971	All-Star Insurance Corp. v. Steel Bar, Inc.	324 F. Supp. 160	31
1970	Nugent v. Sheppard	318 F. Supp. 314	26
1968	United States v. Robinson	287 F. Supp. 245	25
1970	United States v. Goodman	312 F. Supp. 556	24
1970	Li'L' Red Barn, Inc. v. Red Barn System, Inc.	322 F. Supp. 98	20
1970	United States v. United States Steel Corporation	328 F. Supp. 354	19
1972	International Ass'n of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Ironworkers, Local No. 395 v. Lake County, Indiana Council of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters	347 F. Supp. 1377	15
1969	Wittig v. United Services Automobile Association	300 F. Supp. 679	15
1963	Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Patterson-Emerson-Comstock of Indiana	227 F. Supp. 208	11
1971	Keene v. Methodist Hospital	324 F. Supp. 233	10
1970	Knarr v. Board of School Trustees of Griffith, Indiana	317 F. Supp. 832	9
1970	Hanover Township Federation of Teachers v. Hanover Community School Corp.	318 F. Supp. 757	9

Showing the 15 most-cited of 25 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 George N. Beamer?: President John F. Kennedy appointed George N. Beamer to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in 1962.
Was George N. Beamer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: George N. Beamer was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was George N. Beamer's confirmation vote?: George N. Beamer was confirmed by voice vote on April 11, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was George N. Beamer on?: George N. Beamer was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

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