Who appointed Irvin Charles Mollison?

President Harry S Truman appointed Irvin Charles Mollison to the U.S. Customs Court in 1945.

Was Irvin Charles Mollison appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Irvin Charles Mollison was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Irvin Charles Mollison's confirmation vote?

Irvin Charles Mollison was confirmed by voice vote on October 26, 1945. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

U.S. Customs Court / Appointed 1945 / Served to 1962

Irvin Charles Mollison

Judge, U.S. Customs Court

Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1945 and confirmed by voice vote, Irvin Charles Mollison was a Judge on the U.S. Customs Court. He earned a law degree from University of Chicago Law School in 1923. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1898–1962
Appointed by: Harry S Truman, 1945
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Chicago 1920 · University of Chicago Law School 1923
Succeeded: Thomas Joseph Walker
Succeeded by: Philip Nichols Jr.

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1945	U.S. Customs Court succeeded Thomas Joseph Walker	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 Chicago	Ph.B.	1920
University of Chicago Law School	J.D.	1923

Judicial Record

In our data, Mollison authored 1 published opinion for the court (1958). Most cited: Glanson Co. v. United States (4 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
1958	Glanson Co. v. United States	166 F. Supp. 955	4

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Irvin Charles Mollison?: President Harry S Truman appointed Irvin Charles Mollison to the U.S. Customs Court in 1945.
Was Irvin Charles Mollison appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Irvin Charles Mollison was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Irvin Charles Mollison's confirmation vote?: Irvin Charles Mollison was confirmed by voice vote on October 26, 1945. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Irvin Charles Mollison on?: Irvin Charles Mollison was a Judge on the U.S. Customs Court.

Sources

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