Who appointed Henry Seiler Wise?

President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Henry Seiler Wise to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois in 1966.

Was Henry Seiler Wise appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Henry Seiler Wise was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Henry Seiler Wise's confirmation vote?

Henry Seiler Wise was confirmed by voice vote on September 20, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Central District of Illinois / Appointed 1979 / Served to 1982

Henry Seiler Wise

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 and confirmed by voice vote, Henry Seiler Wise was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from Washington University School of Law in 1933. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1909–1982
Appointed by: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Washington in St. Louis 1933 · Washington Law 1933

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1966	Eastern District of Illinois succeeded Casper Platt	L.B. Johnson (D)	Voice vote
1979	Central District of Illinois	Reassigned	–

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 University in St. Louis	A.B.	1933
Washington University School of Law	LL.B.	1933

Judicial Record

In our data, Wise authored 5 published opinions for the court (1974–1979). Most cited: Schultz v. Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency (9 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1979	Schultz v. Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency	477 F. Supp. 118	9
1976	Jones v. United States	424 F. Supp. 236	7
1976	Shoresman v. Burgess	412 F. Supp. 831	5
1975	United States v. State of Illinois	387 F. Supp. 638	4
1974	WR Grace & Co. v. Park Manufacturing Company	378 F. Supp. 976	4

Showing the 5 most-cited of 5 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 Seiler Wise?: President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Henry Seiler Wise to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois in 1966.
Was Henry Seiler Wise appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Henry Seiler Wise was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Henry Seiler Wise's confirmation vote?: Henry Seiler Wise was confirmed by voice vote on September 20, 1966. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Henry Seiler Wise on?: Henry Seiler Wise was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois.

Sources

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