Herbert Stephenson Boreman
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959 and confirmed by voice vote, Herbert Stephenson Boreman was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He earned a law degree from West Virginia University College of Law in 1920. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1897–1982
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- West Virginia College of Law 1920
- Succeeded
- John Johnston Parker
- Succeeded by
- John A. Field Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Northern District of West Virginia succeeded William Eli Baker | Eisenhower (R) | Voice vote |
| 1959 | Fourth Circuit succeeded John Johnston Parker | Eisenhower (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
Judicial Record
In our data, Boreman authored 6 published opinions for the court (1955–1958). Most cited: Gunther v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. (11 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 | Gunther v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. | 157 F. Supp. 25 | 11 |
| 1955 | United States v. Polino | 131 F. Supp. 772 | 6 |
| 1956 | United States Ex Rel. Lawson v. Skeen | 145 F. Supp. 776 | 5 |
| 1958 | United States v. Thompson | 168 F. Supp. 281 | 3 |
| 1957 | United States v. Gilmore | 147 F. Supp. 902 | 3 |
| 1956 | United States v. Capehart | 141 F. Supp. 708 | 2 |
Showing the 6 most-cited of 6 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 Herbert Stephenson Boreman?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Herbert Stephenson Boreman to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 1959.
- Was Herbert Stephenson Boreman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Herbert Stephenson Boreman was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Herbert Stephenson Boreman's confirmation vote?
- Herbert Stephenson Boreman was confirmed by voice vote on June 16, 1959. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Herbert Stephenson Boreman on?
- Herbert Stephenson Boreman was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: The Cumberland News (Cumberland, MD) (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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22 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).