Who appointed Herbert Peter Sorg?

President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Herbert Peter Sorg to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1955.

Was Herbert Peter Sorg appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Herbert Peter Sorg 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 Peter Sorg's confirmation vote?

Herbert Peter Sorg was confirmed by voice vote on July 29, 1955. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Western District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 1955 / Served to 1979

Herbert Peter Sorg

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1955 and confirmed by voice vote, Herbert Peter Sorg was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Duquesne University School of Law in 1935. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1911–1979
Appointed by: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1955
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Duquesne Law 1935
Succeeded by: Alan Neil Bloch

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1955	Western District of Pennsylvania	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

Duquesne University School of Law

LL.B.

1935

Judicial Record

In our data, Sorg authored 14 published opinions for the court (1955–1977). Most cited: United States v. Scoratow (31 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1956	United States v. Scoratow	137 F. Supp. 620	31
1972	Braden v. University of Pittsburgh	343 F. Supp. 836	24
1975	Braden v. University of Pittsburgh	392 F. Supp. 118	19
1955	United States Ex Rel. Hardwood Products Corp. v. John A. Johnson & Sons, Inc.	137 F. Supp. 562	18
1972	Travelers Insurance v. Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania	361 F. Supp. 774	17
1969	Travelers Ins. Co. v. Blue Cross of Western Penn.	298 F. Supp. 1109	12
1965	Cunningham v. A. J. Aberman, Inc.	252 F. Supp. 602	10
1971	Colosimo v. May Department Store Company	325 F. Supp. 609	9
1974	Rhoads v. Ford Motor Company	374 F. Supp. 1317	8
1961	Geniviva v. Bingler	206 F. Supp. 81	8
1955	O'BRIEN v. Weber	137 F. Supp. 684	8
1962	Milos v. Ford Motor Company	206 F. Supp. 86	3
1977	Tarr v. General Electric Co.	441 F. Supp. 40	2
1959	United States v. United Steelworkers of America	178 F. Supp. 297	2

Showing the 14 most-cited of 14 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 Peter Sorg?: President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Herbert Peter Sorg to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1955.
Was Herbert Peter Sorg appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Herbert Peter Sorg 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 Peter Sorg's confirmation vote?: Herbert Peter Sorg was confirmed by voice vote on July 29, 1955. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Herbert Peter Sorg on?: Herbert Peter Sorg was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Sources

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