Who appointed Heartsill Ragon?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Heartsill Ragon to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas in 1933.

Was Heartsill Ragon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Heartsill Ragon was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Heartsill Ragon's confirmation vote?

Heartsill Ragon was confirmed by voice vote on May 12, 1933. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Western District of Arkansas / Appointed 1933 / Served to 1940

Heartsill Ragon

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 and confirmed by voice vote, Heartsill Ragon was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. He earned a law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1908. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1885–1940
Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Washington and Lee Law 1908
Succeeded: Frank A. Youmans
Succeeded by: John Elvis Miller

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1933	Western District of Arkansas succeeded Frank A. Youmans	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

Washington and Lee University School of Law

LL.B.

1908

Judicial Record

In our data, Ragon authored 6 published opinions for the court (1936–1939). Most cited: King v. Shepherd (17 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1938	King v. Shepherd	26 F. Supp. 357	17
1936	Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Co. v. City of Texarkana, Ark.	17 F. Supp. 447	11
1939	United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Shrigley	26 F. Supp. 625	9
1937	United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Pierson	21 F. Supp. 678	7
1937	Wood v. United States	20 F. Supp. 197	4
1939	United States v. Miller	26 F. Supp. 1002	1

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Heartsill Ragon?: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Heartsill Ragon to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas in 1933.
Was Heartsill Ragon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Heartsill Ragon was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Heartsill Ragon's confirmation vote?: Heartsill Ragon was confirmed by voice vote on May 12, 1933. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Heartsill Ragon on?: Heartsill Ragon was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.

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7 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).