Harry Aaron Hollzer
Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1931 and confirmed by voice vote, Harry Aaron Hollzer was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of California, Berkeley, Department of Jurisprudence in 1903. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1880–1946
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover, 1931
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley 1902 · University of California, Berkeley, Department of Jurisprudence 1903
- Succeeded by
- Jacob Weinberger
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Southern District of California | 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
| University of California, Berkeley | B.L. | 1902 |
| University of California, Berkeley, Department of Jurisprudence | LL.B. | 1903 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Hollzer authored 8 published opinions for the court (1932–1944). Most cited: In Re Maier Brewing Co. (14 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | In Re Maier Brewing Co. | 38 F. Supp. 806 | 14 |
| 1943 | Hopper v. Lennen & Mitchell, Inc. | 52 F. Supp. 319 | 12 |
| 1940 | Olsen v. United States | 32 F. Supp. 276 | 8 |
| 1943 | American Fishermen's Tuna Boat Ass'n v. Rogan | 51 F. Supp. 933 | 7 |
| 1936 | Miner v. United Air Lines Transport Corporation | 16 F. Supp. 930 | 7 |
| 1932 | United States v. Jotham Bixby Co. | 55 F.2d 317 | 6 |
| 1936 | Baker v. Sears Roebuck & Co. | 16 F. Supp. 925 | 1 |
| 1944 | Gingg v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. | 56 F. Supp. 701 | 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 Harry Aaron Hollzer?
- President Herbert Hoover appointed Harry Aaron Hollzer to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 1931.
- Was Harry Aaron Hollzer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harry Aaron Hollzer was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Harry Aaron Hollzer's confirmation vote?
- Harry Aaron Hollzer was confirmed by voice vote on February 27, 1931. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Harry Aaron Hollzer on?
- Harry Aaron Hollzer was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Los Angeles Times (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).