Who appointed George Hutchins Bingham?

President Woodrow Wilson appointed George Hutchins Bingham to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in 1913.

Was George Hutchins Bingham appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

George Hutchins Bingham was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was George Hutchins Bingham's confirmation vote?

George Hutchins Bingham was confirmed by voice vote on June 5, 1913. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

First Circuit / Appointed 1913 / Served to 1949

George Hutchins Bingham

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913 and confirmed by voice vote, George Hutchins Bingham was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1891. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1864–1949
Appointed by: Woodrow Wilson, 1913
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Dartmouth College 1887 · Harvard Law School 1891
Succeeded: LeBaron Bradford Colt
Succeeded by: Calvert Magruder

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1913	First Circuit succeeded LeBaron Bradford Colt	Wilson (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

Dartmouth College	A.B.	1887
Harvard Law School	LL.B.	1891

Judicial Record

In our data, Bingham authored 1 published opinion for the court (1933). Most cited: Dunbar v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (4 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1933	Dunbar v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	65 F.2d 447	4

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Questions & answers

Who appointed George Hutchins Bingham?: President Woodrow Wilson appointed George Hutchins Bingham to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in 1913.
Was George Hutchins Bingham appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: George Hutchins Bingham was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was George Hutchins Bingham's confirmation vote?: George Hutchins Bingham was confirmed by voice vote on June 5, 1913. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was George Hutchins Bingham on?: George Hutchins Bingham was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

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