Who appointed Henry Hitt Watkins?

President Woodrow Wilson appointed Henry Hitt Watkins to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Carolina in 1919.

Was Henry Hitt Watkins appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Henry Hitt Watkins was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Henry Hitt Watkins's confirmation vote?

Henry Hitt Watkins was confirmed by voice vote on July 22, 1919. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Western District of South Carolina / Appointed 1919 / Served to 1947

Henry Hitt Watkins

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Carolina

Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 and confirmed by voice vote, Henry Hitt Watkins was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Carolina. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1866–1947
Appointed by: Woodrow Wilson, 1919
Confirmed: by voice vote
Succeeded: Joseph Travis Johnson
Succeeded by: Charles Cecil Wyche

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1919	Western District of South Carolina succeeded Joseph Travis Johnson	Wilson (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 Virginia
Furman University	M.A.	1883
Read law		1892

Judicial Record

In our data, Watkins authored 4 published opinions for the court (1932–1942). Most cited: Duke Power Co. v. GREENWOOD, COUNTY, SC (12 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1935	Duke Power Co. v. GREENWOOD, COUNTY, SC	10 F. Supp. 854	12
1942	In Re Gillespie Tire Co.	54 F. Supp. 336	11
1940	Sadler v. Pennsylvania Refining Co.	33 F. Supp. 414	11
1932	In Re Glenn	2 F. Supp. 579	7

Showing the 4 most-cited of 4 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 Hitt Watkins?: President Woodrow Wilson appointed Henry Hitt Watkins to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Carolina in 1919.
Was Henry Hitt Watkins appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Henry Hitt Watkins was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Henry Hitt Watkins's confirmation vote?: Henry Hitt Watkins was confirmed by voice vote on July 22, 1919. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Henry Hitt Watkins on?: Henry Hitt Watkins was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Carolina.

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