George Thomas McDermott
Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1929 and confirmed by voice vote, George Thomas McDermott was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Chicago Law School in 1909. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1886–1937
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover, 1929
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Chicago 1908 · University of Chicago Law School 1909
- Succeeded by
- Robert Lee Williams
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | District of Kansas | Coolidge (R) | Voice vote |
| 1929 | Tenth Circuit | 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
| University of Chicago | Ph.B. | 1908 |
| University of Chicago Law School | J.D. | 1909 |
Judicial Record
In our data, McDermott authored 7 published opinions for the court (1928). Most cited: Marrs v. City of Oxford (26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Marrs v. City of Oxford | 24 F.2d 541 | 26 |
| 1928 | American Cemetery Co. v. United States | 28 F.2d 918 | 20 |
| 1928 | Garber v. Bankers' Mortgage Co. | 27 F.2d 609 | 15 |
| 1928 | Goffe & Clarkener, Inc. v. Lyons Milling Co. | 26 F.2d 801 | 14 |
| 1928 | Jackson v. United States | 24 F.2d 981 | 12 |
| 1928 | San Antonio Suburban Irrigated Farms v. Shandy | 29 F.2d 579 | 9 |
| 1928 | Beeler v. Motter | 33 F.2d 788 | 1 |
Showing the 7 most-cited of 7 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 Thomas McDermott?
- President Herbert Hoover appointed George Thomas McDermott to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in 1929.
- Was George Thomas McDermott appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Thomas McDermott was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George Thomas McDermott's confirmation vote?
- George Thomas McDermott was confirmed by voice vote on April 29, 1929. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was George Thomas McDermott on?
- George Thomas McDermott was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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7 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).