George Theodore Mickelson
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954 and confirmed by voice vote, George Theodore Mickelson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota. He earned a law degree from University of South Dakota School of Law (now Knudson School of Law) in 1927. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1903–1965
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of South Dakota Law (now Knudson School of Law) 1927
- Succeeded by
- Fred Joseph Nichol
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | District of South Dakota | 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
Judicial Record
In our data, Mickelson authored 19 published opinions for the court (1955–1963). Most cited: Irvin v. United States (30 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Irvin v. United States | 148 F. Supp. 25 | 30 |
| 1963 | State of South Dakota v. National Bank of South Dakota | 219 F. Supp. 842 | 23 |
| 1956 | Kellar v. Kasper | 138 F. Supp. 738 | 17 |
| 1963 | Fishback v. United States | 215 F. Supp. 621 | 15 |
| 1956 | AW SCHAFFER v. United States | 139 F. Supp. 444 | 14 |
| 1955 | Iron Crow v. Ogallala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation | 129 F. Supp. 15 | 13 |
| 1962 | Steinmasel v. United States | 202 F. Supp. 335 | 12 |
| 1958 | United States v. 2,005.32 ACRES OF LAND, ETC. | 160 F. Supp. 193 | 12 |
| 1961 | Shippy v. United States | 199 F. Supp. 842 | 11 |
| 1956 | State Automobile Insurance Ass'n v. Kooiman | 143 F. Supp. 614 | 11 |
| 1963 | Coca-Cola Company v. Foods, Inc. | 220 F. Supp. 101 | 10 |
| 1958 | Universal Surety Co. v. Manhattan Fire & Marine Insurance | 157 F. Supp. 606 | 10 |
| 1963 | Ihnen v. Celebrezze | 223 F. Supp. 157 | 9 |
| 1963 | United States v. Hedburg | 217 F. Supp. 711 | 9 |
| 1962 | Northwest Security National Bank of Sioux Falls v. Welsh | 203 F. Supp. 263 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 19 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 Theodore Mickelson?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed George Theodore Mickelson to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota in 1954.
- Was George Theodore Mickelson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Theodore Mickelson 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 Theodore Mickelson's confirmation vote?
- George Theodore Mickelson was confirmed by voice vote on February 9, 1954. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was George Theodore Mickelson on?
- George Theodore Mickelson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).