George William Whitehurst
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1950 and confirmed by voice vote, George William Whitehurst was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. He earned a law degree from University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law). He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1891–1974
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1950
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law)
- Succeeded by
- George Cressler Young
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Northern District of Florida | Truman (D) | Voice vote |
| 1950 | Southern District of Florida | Truman (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
Judicial Record
In our data, Whitehurst authored 9 published opinions for the court (1951–1961). Most cited: Corn v. Flemming (36 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Corn v. Flemming | 184 F. Supp. 490 | 36 |
| 1951 | Bourne v. Jones | 114 F. Supp. 413 | 16 |
| 1955 | Barritt v. Tomlinson | 129 F. Supp. 642 | 11 |
| 1961 | Wellhouse v. Tomlinson | 197 F. Supp. 739 | 8 |
| 1955 | Hamil v. Fahs | 129 F. Supp. 837 | 8 |
| 1954 | John Walker & Sons v. TAMPA CIGAR COMPANY | 124 F. Supp. 254 | 8 |
| 1956 | Fernandez v. Fahs | 144 F. Supp. 630 | 3 |
| 1951 | Higgins, Inc. v. the Tri-State | 99 F. Supp. 694 | 1 |
| 1951 | United States v. Moore | 95 F. Supp. 227 | 1 |
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 William Whitehurst?
- President Harry S Truman appointed George William Whitehurst to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in 1950.
- Was George William Whitehurst appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George William Whitehurst was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George William Whitehurst's confirmation vote?
- George William Whitehurst was confirmed by voice vote on February 21, 1950. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was George William Whitehurst on?
- George William Whitehurst was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).