Who appointed George Caldwell Taylor?

President Calvin Coolidge appointed George Caldwell Taylor to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in 1928.

Was George Caldwell Taylor appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

George Caldwell Taylor was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was George Caldwell Taylor's confirmation vote?

George Caldwell Taylor was confirmed by voice vote on May 26, 1928. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eastern District of Tennessee / Appointed 1928 / Served to 1952

George Caldwell Taylor

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1928 and confirmed by voice vote, George Caldwell Taylor was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. He earned a law degree from University of Tennessee College of Law in 1908. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1885–1952
Appointed by: Calvin Coolidge, 1928
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Tusculum College 1906 · University of Tennessee College of Law 1908
Succeeded: Xenophon Hicks
Succeeded by: Robert Love Taylor

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1928	Eastern District of Tennessee succeeded Xenophon Hicks	Coolidge (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

Tusculum College	A.B.	1906
University of Tennessee College of Law	LL.B.	1908

Judicial Record

In our data, Taylor authored 13 published opinions for the court (1938–1949). Most cited: United States Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. Indian Creek Marble Co. (52 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1941	United States Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. Indian Creek Marble Co.	40 F. Supp. 811	52
1947	Rutherford v. United States	73 F. Supp. 867	18
1941	Fleming v. Pearson Hardwood Flooring Co.	39 F. Supp. 300	14
1940	Robertson v. Argus Hosiery Mills, Inc.	32 F. Supp. 19	14
1948	Hart v. Knox County	79 F. Supp. 654	12
1941	Fleming v. Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc.	42 F. Supp. 230	9
1948	Young v. Kellex Corporation	82 F. Supp. 953	8
1947	Tennessee Valley Authority v. Lenoir City	72 F. Supp. 457	8
1948	Styles Ex Rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Local 760, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	80 F. Supp. 119	6
1940	Vaigneur v. Western Union Telegraph Co.	34 F. Supp. 92	6
1938	United States v. Powell	24 F. Supp. 160	5
1949	Madewell v. United States	84 F. Supp. 329	3
1939	Morgan v. Tennessee Valley Authority	28 F. Supp. 732	1

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 Caldwell Taylor?: President Calvin Coolidge appointed George Caldwell Taylor to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in 1928.
Was George Caldwell Taylor appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: George Caldwell Taylor was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was George Caldwell Taylor's confirmation vote?: George Caldwell Taylor was confirmed by voice vote on May 26, 1928. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was George Caldwell Taylor on?: George Caldwell Taylor was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).