George F. Sullivan
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 and confirmed by voice vote, George F. Sullivan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. He earned a law degree from University of Minnesota Law School in 1908. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1886–1944
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Minnesota Law School 1908
- Succeeded
- Joseph West Molyneaux
- Succeeded by
- Dennis Francis Donovan
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | District of Minnesota succeeded Joseph West Molyneaux | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | 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 Minnesota Law School | LL.B. | 1908 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Sullivan authored 13 published opinions for the court (1938–1943). Most cited: Duval v. Bathrick (13 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Duval v. Bathrick | 31 F. Supp. 510 | 13 |
| 1941 | In Re Fergus Falls Woolen Mills Co. | 41 F. Supp. 355 | 12 |
| 1942 | Dallum v. Farmers Co-Operative Trucking Ass'n | 46 F. Supp. 785 | 9 |
| 1940 | Mountain Iron Co. v. United States | 31 F. Supp. 895 | 9 |
| 1938 | Korns v. Thomson & McKinnon | 22 F. Supp. 442 | 8 |
| 1942 | Smith v. Reynolds | 43 F. Supp. 510 | 7 |
| 1942 | National Weeklies, Inc. v. Reynolds | 43 F. Supp. 554 | 5 |
| 1941 | Warner & Swasey Co. v. Ruster-Holz | 41 F. Supp. 498 | 5 |
| 1938 | Shell Petroleum Corporation v. Stueve | 25 F. Supp. 879 | 5 |
| 1939 | James Heddon's Sons v. Callender | 28 F. Supp. 643 | 4 |
| 1941 | United States v. Rogers & Rogers | 36 F. Supp. 79 | 3 |
| 1939 | James Heddon's Sons v. Callender | 29 F. Supp. 579 | 3 |
| 1943 | Walling v. Villaume Box & Lumber Co. | 58 F. Supp. 150 | 2 |
Showing the 13 most-cited of 13 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 F. Sullivan?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed George F. Sullivan to the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota in 1937.
- Was George F. Sullivan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George F. Sullivan was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George F. Sullivan's confirmation vote?
- George F. Sullivan was confirmed by voice vote on August 17, 1937. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was George F. Sullivan on?
- George F. Sullivan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.
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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6 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).