Who appointed Herbert Wilson Erskine?

President Harry S Truman appointed Herbert Wilson Erskine to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 1949.

Was Herbert Wilson Erskine appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Herbert Wilson Erskine 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 Wilson Erskine's confirmation vote?

Herbert Wilson Erskine was confirmed by voice vote on February 25, 1949. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Northern District of California / Appointed 1949 / Served to 1951

Herbert Wilson Erskine

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

Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1949 and confirmed by voice vote, Herbert Wilson Erskine was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1888–1951
Appointed by: Harry S Truman, 1949
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of California, Berkeley 1908
Succeeded: Adolphus Frederic St. Sure
Succeeded by: Monroe Mark Friedman

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1949	Northern District of California succeeded Adolphus Frederic St. Sure	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

University of California, Berkeley	A.B.	1908
University of California, Berkeley		1909

Judicial Record

In our data, Erskine authored 6 published opinions for the court (1949–1950). Most cited: Morse-Starrett Products Co. v. Steccone (22 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1949	Morse-Starrett Products Co. v. Steccone	86 F. Supp. 796	22
1950	United States v. Fritz Properties, Inc.	89 F. Supp. 772	16
1949	Brown v. Roofers & Waterproofers Union, Local No. 40	86 F. Supp. 50	6
1949	Farrell v. Moomau	85 F. Supp. 125	6
1949	American Ins. Co. v. Pickering Lumber Corporation	87 F. Supp. 512	4
1950	Brown v. Retail Shoe & Textile Salesmen's Union, Local No. 410	89 F. Supp. 207	1

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 Wilson Erskine?: President Harry S Truman appointed Herbert Wilson Erskine to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 1949.
Was Herbert Wilson Erskine appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Herbert Wilson Erskine 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 Wilson Erskine's confirmation vote?: Herbert Wilson Erskine was confirmed by voice vote on February 25, 1949. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Herbert Wilson Erskine on?: Herbert Wilson Erskine was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

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