Henry Luesing Brooks
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1969 and confirmed by voice vote, Henry Luesing Brooks was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Jefferson School of Law (now University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law) in 1929. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1905–1971
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1969
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Wisconsin 1927 · Jefferson Law (now of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law) 1929
- Succeeded by
- Pierce Lively
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Western District of Kentucky | Eisenhower (R) | Voice vote |
| 1969 | Sixth Circuit | Nixon (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 Wisconsin | A.B. | 1927 |
| Jefferson School of Law (now University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law) | LL.B. | 1929 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Brooks authored 16 published opinions for the court (1954–1968). Most cited: Hargrove v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company (17 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Hargrove v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company | 153 F. Supp. 681 | 17 |
| 1959 | Louisville Country Club, Inc. v. Gray | 178 F. Supp. 915 | 15 |
| 1965 | United States v. Two Coin-Operated Pinball MacHines | 241 F. Supp. 57 | 14 |
| 1962 | Snyder v. United States | 203 F. Supp. 195 | 13 |
| 1966 | United States v. Hayes | 254 F. Supp. 849 | 11 |
| 1968 | American Airlines, Inc. v. City of Audubon Park, Kentucky | 297 F. Supp. 207 | 9 |
| 1961 | Nunn v. Gray | 196 F. Supp. 305 | 9 |
| 1960 | First Kentucky Company v. Gray | 190 F. Supp. 824 | 8 |
| 1956 | Frank v. Ralston | 145 F. Supp. 294 | 7 |
| 1964 | Fifth and York Company v. United States | 234 F. Supp. 421 | 6 |
| 1959 | Badgett v. United States | 175 F. Supp. 120 | 6 |
| 1967 | Ackerson v. United States | 277 F. Supp. 475 | 5 |
| 1962 | Citizens Fidelity Bank and Trust Company v. United States | 209 F. Supp. 254 | 4 |
| 1956 | In Re Kaufman | 142 F. Supp. 759 | 3 |
| 1954 | Albanese v. Ohio River-Frankfort Cooperage Corp. | 125 F. Supp. 333 | 3 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 16 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 Henry Luesing Brooks?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Henry Luesing Brooks to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 1969.
- Was Henry Luesing Brooks appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Henry Luesing Brooks was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Henry Luesing Brooks's confirmation vote?
- Henry Luesing Brooks was confirmed by voice vote on December 10, 1969. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Henry Luesing Brooks on?
- Henry Luesing Brooks was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Chattanooga Daily Times (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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2 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).