Hiram Church Ford
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 and confirmed by voice vote, Hiram Church Ford was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. He earned a law degree from Kentucky University (later Transylvania University) Law Department in 1907. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1884–1969
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1935
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Georgetown College, Kentucky 1905 · Kentucky (later Transylvania University) Law Department 1907
- Succeeded
- Andrew McConnell January Cochran
- Succeeded by
- Bernard Thomas Moynahan Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Eastern District of Kentucky succeeded Andrew McConnell January Cochran | F.D. Roosevelt (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
| Georgetown College, Kentucky | A.B. | 1905 |
| Kentucky University (later Transylvania University) Law Department | LL.B. | 1907 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Ford authored 52 published opinions for the court (1935–1966). Most cited: Richardson v. Blue Grass Mining Co. (28 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Richardson v. Blue Grass Mining Co. | 29 F. Supp. 658 | 28 |
| 1947 | Pennsylvania Casualty Co. v. Elkins | 70 F. Supp. 155 | 26 |
| 1937 | In Re Monsch | 18 F. Supp. 913 | 20 |
| 1952 | Hamilton v. Hayes Freight Lines, Inc. | 102 F. Supp. 594 | 19 |
| 1955 | Shaffer v. Tepper | 127 F. Supp. 892 | 16 |
| 1953 | United States v. Peoples Deposit Bank & Trust Co. | 112 F. Supp. 720 | 16 |
| 1945 | Chicago, B. & QR Co. v. United States | 60 F. Supp. 580 | 15 |
| 1956 | Sunbeam Corporation v. Brazin | 138 F. Supp. 723 | 14 |
| 1946 | Jackson v. Kentucky River Mills | 65 F. Supp. 601 | 14 |
| 1940 | National Distillers Products Corp v. K. Taylor Distilling Co. | 31 F. Supp. 611 | 13 |
| 1938 | Talbutt v. Security Trust Co. | 22 F. Supp. 241 | 13 |
| 1956 | In Re Yager's Petition | 138 F. Supp. 717 | 11 |
| 1947 | In Re Inland Gas Corporation | 73 F. Supp. 785 | 11 |
| 1936 | In Re Vater | 14 F. Supp. 631 | 11 |
| 1956 | Terrill v. Carpenter | 143 F. Supp. 747 | 10 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 52 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 Hiram Church Ford?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Hiram Church Ford to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in 1935.
- Was Hiram Church Ford appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Hiram Church Ford was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Hiram Church Ford's confirmation vote?
- Hiram Church Ford was confirmed by voice vote on March 27, 1935. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Hiram Church Ford on?
- Hiram Church Ford was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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34 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).