Harlan Hobart Grooms
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953 and confirmed by voice vote, Harlan Hobart Grooms was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. He earned a law degree from University of Kentucky College of Law in 1926. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1900–1991
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law 1926
- Succeeded
- Clarence H. Mullins
- Succeeded by
- Frank Hampton McFadden
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Northern District of Alabama succeeded Clarence H. Mullins | Eisenhower (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
Judicial Record
In our data, Grooms authored 37 published opinions for the court (1954–1980). Most cited: Belcher v. Birmingham Trust National Bank (42 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Belcher v. Birmingham Trust National Bank | 348 F. Supp. 61 | 42 |
| 1959 | Ingalls Iron Works Company v. Ingalls | 177 F. Supp. 151 | 25 |
| 1960 | In Re the Extradition of Mylonas | 187 F. Supp. 716 | 23 |
| 1968 | Sullivan v. United States | 299 F. Supp. 621 | 21 |
| 1957 | United States v. Borders | 154 F. Supp. 214 | 19 |
| 1963 | United States v. Madison County Board of Education | 219 F. Supp. 60 | 16 |
| 1955 | Lucy v. Adams | 134 F. Supp. 235 | 16 |
| 1954 | Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad Co. v. Illinois Central R. Co. | 128 F. Supp. 311 | 15 |
| 1967 | Standard Oil Company v. City of Gadsden | 263 F. Supp. 502 | 14 |
| 1960 | Norman Tobacco & Candy Co. v. Gillette Safety Razor Co. | 197 F. Supp. 333 | 13 |
| 1980 | Denaburg v. Post Welding Supply Co., Inc. | 7 B.R. 274 | 12 |
| 1980 | James & Hackworth v. Continental Casualty Co. | 522 F. Supp. 785 | 12 |
| 1968 | United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Dixie Auto Insurance | 292 F. Supp. 554 | 12 |
| 1958 | Barnes v. City of Gadsden | 174 F. Supp. 64 | 12 |
| 1962 | United States Pipe & Foundry Co. v. James B. Clow & Sons, Inc. | 205 F. Supp. 140 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 37 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 Harlan Hobart Grooms?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Harlan Hobart Grooms to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in 1953.
- Was Harlan Hobart Grooms appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harlan Hobart Grooms was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Harlan Hobart Grooms's confirmation vote?
- Harlan Hobart Grooms was confirmed by voice vote on July 31, 1953. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Harlan Hobart Grooms on?
- Harlan Hobart Grooms was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
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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38 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).