George Cromwell Scott
Appointed by President Warren G. Harding in 1922 and confirmed by voice vote, George Cromwell Scott was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1864–1948
- Appointed by
- Warren G. Harding, 1922
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Henry Thomas Reed
- Succeeded by
- Henry Norman Graven
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Northern District of Iowa succeeded Henry Thomas Reed | Harding (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 | 1887 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Scott authored 9 published opinions for the court (1926–1942). Most cited: Kaus v. Huston (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Kaus v. Huston | 35 F. Supp. 327 | 22 |
| 1942 | Farmers Co-Operative Oil Co. v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. | 43 F. Supp. 735 | 14 |
| 1926 | Schell v. Leander Clark College | 10 F.2d 542 | 9 |
| 1941 | Wilson v. Shores-Mueller Co. | 40 F. Supp. 729 | 8 |
| 1935 | In Re Lindsay | 12 F. Supp. 625 | 8 |
| 1927 | In Re Lage | 19 F.2d 153 | 7 |
| 1928 | In Re Holley | 25 F.2d 979 | 6 |
| 1930 | United States Gypsum Co. v. Heslop | 39 F.2d 228 | 1 |
| 1940 | Fertile Co-Op. Dairy Ass'n v. Huston | 33 F. Supp. 712 | 0 |
Showing the 9 most-cited of 9 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 Cromwell Scott?
- President Warren G. Harding appointed George Cromwell Scott to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa in 1922.
- Was George Cromwell Scott appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Cromwell Scott was appointed by President Warren G. Harding, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George Cromwell Scott's confirmation vote?
- George Cromwell Scott was confirmed by voice vote on February 21, 1922. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was George Cromwell Scott on?
- George Cromwell Scott was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
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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26 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).