Who appointed George Hugo Boldt?

President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed George Hugo Boldt to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in 1953.

Was George Hugo Boldt appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

George Hugo Boldt was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was George Hugo Boldt's confirmation vote?

George Hugo Boldt was confirmed by voice vote on July 14, 1953. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Western District of Washington / Appointed 1953 / Served to 1984

George Hugo Boldt

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953 and confirmed by voice vote, George Hugo Boldt was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. He earned a law degree from University of Montana School of Law in 1926. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1903–1984
Appointed by: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Montana 1925 · University of Montana Law 1926
Succeeded: Charles Henry Leavy
Succeeded by: Morell Edward Sharp

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1953	Western District of Washington succeeded Charles Henry Leavy	Eisenhower (R)	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

University of Montana	B.A.	1925
University of Montana School of Law	LL.B.	1926

Judicial Record

In our data, Boldt authored 21 published opinions for the court (1954–1979). Most cited: United States v. State of Washington (59 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1974	United States v. State of Washington	384 F. Supp. 312	59
1978	United States v. State of Washington	459 F. Supp. 1020	45
1975	Baker v. United States	417 F. Supp. 471	33
1966	Peelers Company v. Wendt	260 F. Supp. 193	26
1979	United States v. State of Washington	476 F. Supp. 1101	14
1966	General Electric Company v. City of Tacoma	250 F. Supp. 125	13
1958	United States v. Peabody	173 F. Supp. 413	13
1954	Chicago, Milwaukee, St. P. & PR Co. v. Northern Pac. R. Co.	120 F. Supp. 710	13
1974	Universal Underwriters Insurance v. Security Industries, Inc.	391 F. Supp. 326	11
1958	Guy F. Atkinson Company v. City of Seattle	159 F. Supp. 722	9
1967	American Plywood Association v. United States	267 F. Supp. 830	8
1957	Weir v. Corbett	158 F. Supp. 198	8
1957	Ellison v. Rayonier Incorporated	156 F. Supp. 214	8
1968	Drifka v. Brainard	294 F. Supp. 425	7
1964	Olympia Oyster Co. v. Rayonier Incorporated	229 F. Supp. 855	6

Showing the 15 most-cited of 21 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 Hugo Boldt?: President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed George Hugo Boldt to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in 1953.
Was George Hugo Boldt appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: George Hugo Boldt was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was George Hugo Boldt's confirmation vote?: George Hugo Boldt was confirmed by voice vote on July 14, 1953. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was George Hugo Boldt on?: George Hugo Boldt was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

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