Harry Jacob Lemley
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and confirmed by voice vote, Harry Jacob Lemley was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. He earned a law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1910. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1883–1965
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1939
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Washington and Lee Law 1910
- Succeeded by
- Jesse Smith Henley
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Eastern District of Arkansas | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
| 1939 | Western District of Arkansas | F.D. Roosevelt (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, Lemley authored 37 published opinions for the court (1940–1958). Most cited: Aaron v. Cooper (23 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Aaron v. Cooper | 163 F. Supp. 13 | 23 |
| 1953 | Ketcher v. Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n | 115 F. Supp. 802 | 23 |
| 1940 | Louisiana Farmers' Protective Union, Inc. v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. of America, Inc. | 31 F. Supp. 483 | 19 |
| 1955 | Commercial Credit Corporation v. Schwartz | 130 F. Supp. 524 | 18 |
| 1957 | United States v. Owens | 147 F. Supp. 309 | 16 |
| 1953 | V. D. Anderson Co. v. Helena Cotton Oil Co. | 117 F. Supp. 932 | 16 |
| 1951 | United States v. Haynes School Dist. No. 8 | 102 F. Supp. 843 | 16 |
| 1954 | Commercial Credit Corporation v. Schwartz | 126 F. Supp. 728 | 15 |
| 1953 | United States v. Westbrook | 114 F. Supp. 192 | 14 |
| 1952 | Roberts v. Thompson | 107 F. Supp. 775 | 14 |
| 1947 | Barksdale v. Ford, Bacon & Davis, Inc. | 70 F. Supp. 690 | 14 |
| 1954 | Union Carbide & Carbon Corp. v. White River Distributors, Inc. | 118 F. Supp. 541 | 13 |
| 1952 | United States v. Reid | 104 F. Supp. 260 | 13 |
| 1950 | Banks v. Chicago Mill & Lumber Co. | 106 F. Supp. 234 | 13 |
| 1954 | Watt v. United States | 123 F. Supp. 906 | 12 |
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 Harry Jacob Lemley?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Harry Jacob Lemley to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas in 1939.
- Was Harry Jacob Lemley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harry Jacob Lemley was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Harry Jacob Lemley's confirmation vote?
- Harry Jacob Lemley was confirmed by voice vote on May 8, 1939. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Harry Jacob Lemley on?
- Harry Jacob Lemley was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
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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25 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).