George Austin Welsh
Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1932 and confirmed by voice vote, George Austin Welsh was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Philadelphia Law School of Temple College in 1905. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1878–1970
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover, 1932
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Philadelphia Law School of Temple College 1905
- Succeeded
- Joseph Whitaker Thompson
- Succeeded by
- Thomas C. Egan
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Joseph Whitaker Thompson | Hoover (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
| Philadelphia Law School of Temple College | LL.B. | 1905 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Welsh authored 41 published opinions for the court (1933–1996). Most cited: Overfield v. Pennroad Corporation (34 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Overfield v. Pennroad Corporation | 42 F. Supp. 586 | 34 |
| 1953 | Horan v. Pope & Talbot, Inc. | 119 F. Supp. 711 | 22 |
| 1941 | Overfield v. Pennroad Corporation | 39 F. Supp. 482 | 21 |
| 1943 | Overfield v. Pennroad Corp. | 48 F. Supp. 1008 | 18 |
| 1950 | Darby v. L. G. De Felice & Son, Inc. | 94 F. Supp. 535 | 17 |
| 1960 | Pemberton v. Colonna | 189 F. Supp. 430 | 16 |
| 1943 | Ryan Distributing Corporation v. Caley | 51 F. Supp. 377 | 16 |
| 1961 | Johnstone v. York County Gas Company | 193 F. Supp. 709 | 15 |
| 1944 | Everly v. Zepp | 57 F. Supp. 303 | 15 |
| 1950 | Urso v. Scales | 90 F. Supp. 653 | 13 |
| 1953 | Smith v. Acadia Overseas Freighters, Ltd. | 120 F. Supp. 192 | 12 |
| 1951 | United States Ex Rel. Almeida v. Baldi | 104 F. Supp. 321 | 12 |
| 1950 | In Re Liebster | 91 F. Supp. 814 | 11 |
| 1996 | Saunders v. Horn | 959 F. Supp. 689 | 10 |
| 1954 | Henderson v. Cargill, Inc. | 128 F. Supp. 119 | 10 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 41 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 Austin Welsh?
- President Herbert Hoover appointed George Austin Welsh to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1932.
- Was George Austin Welsh appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Austin Welsh was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George Austin Welsh's confirmation vote?
- George Austin Welsh was confirmed by voice vote on May 19, 1932. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was George Austin Welsh on?
- George Austin Welsh was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: This is an old photo, ca. 1945, of Judge Welsh and resides in the collection of Welsh family photos (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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38 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).