Harry Clay Westover
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1949 and confirmed by voice vote, Harry Clay Westover was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) in 1918. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1894–1983
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1949
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) 1918
- Succeeded by
- William Percival Gray
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Southern District of California | 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, Westover authored 23 published opinions for the court (1950–1967). Most cited: Insurance Co. of Texas v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp. (34 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Insurance Co. of Texas v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp. | 163 F. Supp. 143 | 34 |
| 1955 | California Trust Company v. Riddell | 136 F. Supp. 7 | 22 |
| 1967 | United States v. Stonehill | 274 F. Supp. 420 | 21 |
| 1961 | Williams v. United States | 192 F. Supp. 97 | 14 |
| 1952 | Mar Gong v. McGranery | 109 F. Supp. 821 | 13 |
| 1952 | Rector v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. | 102 F. Supp. 263 | 12 |
| 1960 | United States v. Watson | 189 F. Supp. 776 | 11 |
| 1958 | Strickler v. National Broadcasting Company | 167 F. Supp. 68 | 11 |
| 1958 | Grace & Co. v. City of Los Angeles | 168 F. Supp. 344 | 10 |
| 1952 | Krieger v. Colby | 106 F. Supp. 124 | 10 |
| 1953 | Weissman v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. | 112 F. Supp. 420 | 9 |
| 1959 | Flaherty v. McDonald | 178 F. Supp. 544 | 8 |
| 1951 | Paramount Pictures Theatres Corp. v. Partmar Corp. | 97 F. Supp. 552 | 8 |
| 1953 | Manny v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. | 116 F. Supp. 807 | 7 |
| 1960 | Rutledge v. Riddell | 186 F. Supp. 552 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 23 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 Clay Westover?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Harry Clay Westover to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 1949.
- Was Harry Clay Westover appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harry Clay Westover was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Harry Clay Westover's confirmation vote?
- Harry Clay Westover was confirmed by voice vote on October 15, 1949. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Harry Clay Westover on?
- Harry Clay Westover 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: San Pedro Daily News (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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33 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).