Who appointed Henry Norman Graven?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Henry Norman Graven to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa in 1944.

Was Henry Norman Graven appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

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

What was Henry Norman Graven's confirmation vote?

Henry Norman Graven was confirmed by voice vote on March 21, 1944. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Northern District of Iowa / Appointed 1944 / Served to 1970

Henry Norman Graven

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 and confirmed by voice vote, Henry Norman Graven was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. He earned a law degree from University of Minnesota Law School in 1921. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1893–1970
Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1944
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Minnesota 1921 · University of Minnesota Law School 1921
Succeeded: George Cromwell Scott
Succeeded by: Edward Joseph McManus

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1944	Northern District of Iowa succeeded George Cromwell Scott	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

University of Minnesota	A.B.	1921
University of Minnesota Law School	LL.B.	1921

Judicial Record

In our data, Graven authored 88 published opinions for the court (1944–1961). Most cited: Hoosier Cas. Co. of Indianapolis, Ind. v. Fox (78 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1952	Hoosier Cas. Co. of Indianapolis, Ind. v. Fox	102 F. Supp. 214	78
1947	Boomhower v. United States	74 F. Supp. 997	69
1949	Farmers Cooperative Co. v. Birmingham	86 F. Supp. 201	52
1953	Amos v. Prom, Inc.	115 F. Supp. 127	49
1953	Bolton v. Ziegler	111 F. Supp. 516	38
1950	Apt v. Birmingham	89 F. Supp. 361	38
1948	Van Wie v. United States	77 F. Supp. 22	37
1946	Liken v. Shaffer	64 F. Supp. 432	37
1959	Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad	179 F. Supp. 33	36
1959	Nielson v. Travelers Indemnity Company	174 F. Supp. 648	36
1960	Wendt v. Lillo	182 F. Supp. 56	35
1945	Keen v. Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation	63 F. Supp. 120	35
1948	Mast v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.	79 F. Supp. 149	34
1945	Highland Golf Club of Iowa Falls v. Sinclair Refining Co.	59 F. Supp. 911	34
1955	Fire Association of Phila. v. Allis Chalmers Mfg. Co.	129 F. Supp. 335	30

Showing the 15 most-cited of 88 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 Norman Graven?: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Henry Norman Graven to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa in 1944.
Was Henry Norman Graven appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Henry Norman Graven was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Henry Norman Graven's confirmation vote?: Henry Norman Graven was confirmed by voice vote on March 21, 1944. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Henry Norman Graven on?: Henry Norman Graven was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.

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