Harold Louderback
Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1928 and confirmed by voice vote, Harold Louderback was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1908. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1881–1941
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge, 1928
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Nevada State (now University of Nevada, Reno) 1905 · Harvard Law School 1908
- Succeeded
- John Slater Partridge
- Succeeded by
- Louis Earl Goodman
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Northern District of California succeeded John Slater Partridge | 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
Judicial Record
In our data, Louderback authored 8 published opinions for the court (1928–1939). Most cited: Abouaf v. J. D. & A. B. Spreckels Co. (11 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Abouaf v. J. D. & A. B. Spreckels Co. | 26 F. Supp. 830 | 11 |
| 1931 | Alton & S. R. R. v. United States | 49 F.2d 414 | 9 |
| 1928 | United States v. Herron | 28 F.2d 122 | 7 |
| 1937 | United States v. Anderson Cottonwood Irr. Dist. | 19 F. Supp. 740 | 5 |
| 1934 | Meyer Const. Co. v. Corbett | 7 F. Supp. 616 | 4 |
| 1931 | Indian Valley R. R. v. United States | 52 F.2d 485 | 4 |
| 1930 | Westfal-Larsen & Co. v. United States | 41 F.2d 550 | 3 |
| 1936 | McCormick S. S. Co. v. United States | 16 F. Supp. 45 | 0 |
Showing the 8 most-cited of 8 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 Harold Louderback?
- President Calvin Coolidge appointed Harold Louderback to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 1928.
- Was Harold Louderback appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harold Louderback was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Harold Louderback's confirmation vote?
- Harold Louderback was confirmed by voice vote on April 17, 1928. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Harold Louderback on?
- Harold Louderback was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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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13 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).