George Cosgrave
Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1930 and confirmed by voice vote, George Cosgrave was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1870–1945
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover, 1930
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Edward J. Henning
- Succeeded by
- Peirson Mitchell Hall
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Southern District of California succeeded Edward J. Henning | Hoover (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
| Read law | 1895 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Cosgrave authored 10 published opinions for the court (1930–1940). Most cited: In Re Clinton (8 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | In Re Clinton | 41 F.2d 749 | 8 |
| 1935 | In Re Diller | 13 F. Supp. 249 | 6 |
| 1933 | Palmquist v. Standard Acc. Ins. Co. | 3 F. Supp. 358 | 6 |
| 1933 | Ex Parte Panagopoulos | 3 F. Supp. 222 | 5 |
| 1931 | In Re Weeks Poultry Community, Inc. | 51 F.2d 122 | 5 |
| 1937 | City of Los Angeles v. Borax Consolidated, Ltd. | 20 F. Supp. 69 | 4 |
| 1934 | Hill v. Darger | 8 F. Supp. 189 | 4 |
| 1940 | Dezendorf v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. | 32 F. Supp. 359 | 3 |
| 1930 | Witwer v. Harold Lloyd Corporation | 46 F.2d 792 | 3 |
| 1930 | Maddux v. Grey | 43 F.2d 441 | 1 |
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Questions & answers
- Who appointed George Cosgrave?
- President Herbert Hoover appointed George Cosgrave to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 1930.
- Was George Cosgrave appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Cosgrave was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George Cosgrave's confirmation vote?
- George Cosgrave was confirmed by voice vote on April 8, 1930. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was George Cosgrave on?
- George Cosgrave was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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15 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).