George Scott Register
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1955 and confirmed by voice vote, George Scott Register was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota. He earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1926. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1901–1972
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1955
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Jamestown College 1923 · University of Michigan Law School 1926
- Succeeded by
- Bruce Marion Van Sickle
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | District of North 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
| Jamestown College | A.B. | 1923 |
| University of Michigan Law School | J.D. | 1926 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Register authored 15 published opinions for the court (1956–1972). Most cited: White v. McKenzie Electric Cooperative, Inc. (22 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | White v. McKenzie Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 225 F. Supp. 940 | 22 |
| 1972 | National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co. v. Gibbons | 338 F. Supp. 430 | 18 |
| 1960 | Local No. 725, International Union of Operating Engineers v. Standard Oil Co. of Indiana | 186 F. Supp. 895 | 17 |
| 1960 | United States for the Use & Benefit of Davison v. York Electric Construction Co. | 184 F. Supp. 520 | 13 |
| 1966 | Bauer v. Orser | 258 F. Supp. 338 | 9 |
| 1956 | Metzler v. Bolen | 137 F. Supp. 457 | 8 |
| 1959 | Sunshine Mutual Insurance Co. v. Mai | 169 F. Supp. 702 | 7 |
| 1956 | United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Grundeen | 138 F. Supp. 498 | 6 |
| 1960 | Gillis v. Farmers Union Oil Company of Rhame | 186 F. Supp. 331 | 5 |
| 1956 | United States v. Shaw | 137 F. Supp. 24 | 5 |
| 1960 | Whitson v. Rockwood | 190 F. Supp. 478 | 4 |
| 1957 | McGillic v. United States | 153 F. Supp. 565 | 4 |
| 1957 | Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Associated General Contractors | 152 F. Supp. 126 | 4 |
| 1956 | Eide v. Tveter | 143 F. Supp. 665 | 4 |
| 1959 | Graham v. First National Bank of Dickinson | 175 F. Supp. 81 | 1 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 15 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 Scott Register?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed George Scott Register to the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota in 1955.
- Was George Scott Register appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Scott Register 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 Scott Register's confirmation vote?
- George Scott Register was confirmed by voice vote on July 22, 1955. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was George Scott Register on?
- George Scott Register was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota.
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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16 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).