Herbert William Christenberry
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1947 and confirmed by voice vote, Herbert William Christenberry was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law in 1924. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1897–1975
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1947
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Loyola New Orleans Law 1924
- Succeeded
- Adrian Joseph Caillouet
- Succeeded by
- Charles Schwartz Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Eastern District of Louisiana succeeded Adrian Joseph Caillouet | Truman (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
Judicial Record
In our data, Christenberry authored 44 published opinions for the court (1948–1976). Most cited: Hamilton v. Landrieu (40 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Hamilton v. Landrieu | 351 F. Supp. 549 | 40 |
| 1972 | United States v. Lewis | 342 F. Supp. 833 | 28 |
| 1972 | United States v. Garrison | 340 F. Supp. 952 | 25 |
| 1972 | United States v. Bally Manufacturing Corporation | 345 F. Supp. 410 | 23 |
| 1968 | Williams v. California Company | 289 F. Supp. 376 | 22 |
| 1971 | Shaw v. Garrison | 328 F. Supp. 390 | 21 |
| 1970 | Hamilton v. Schiro | 338 F. Supp. 1016 | 21 |
| 1971 | Lazard v. Boeing Company | 322 F. Supp. 343 | 20 |
| 1971 | In Re the Complaint of Farrell Lines, Inc. | 339 F. Supp. 91 | 15 |
| 1976 | Singleton v. Louisiana State Bar Ass'n | 413 F. Supp. 1092 | 13 |
| 1960 | Barrois Bros., Inc. v. Lake Tankers Corporation | 188 F. Supp. 300 | 13 |
| 1958 | Stiles v. National Airlines, Inc. | 161 F. Supp. 125 | 13 |
| 1975 | Gibson v. Family Finance Corporation of Gentilly, Inc. | 404 F. Supp. 896 | 12 |
| 1967 | Theatre Time Clock, Inc. v. Stewart | 276 F. Supp. 593 | 11 |
| 1963 | Centanni v. T. Smith & Son, Inc. | 216 F. Supp. 330 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 44 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 William Christenberry?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Herbert William Christenberry to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1947.
- Was Herbert William Christenberry appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Herbert William Christenberry was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Herbert William Christenberry's confirmation vote?
- Herbert William Christenberry was confirmed by voice vote on December 18, 1947. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Herbert William Christenberry on?
- Herbert William Christenberry was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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27 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).