Jacob Weinberger
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1946 and confirmed by voice vote, Jacob Weinberger was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of Colorado Law School in 1904. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1882–1974
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1946
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Colorado Law School 1904
- Succeeded
- Harry Aaron Hollzer
- Succeeded by
- Fred Kunzel
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Southern District of California succeeded Harry Aaron Hollzer | 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 Colorado Law School | LL.B. | 1904 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Weinberger authored 13 published opinions for the court (1947–1964). Most cited: Beauregard v. Wingard (52 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Beauregard v. Wingard | 230 F. Supp. 167 | 52 |
| 1947 | United States v. Ingalls | 73 F. Supp. 76 | 12 |
| 1962 | In Re Goodson | 208 F. Supp. 837 | 10 |
| 1961 | First National Trust & Savings Bank of San Diego v. United States | 200 F. Supp. 274 | 9 |
| 1951 | Claypool v. United States | 98 F. Supp. 702 | 9 |
| 1949 | United States v. Willis | 85 F. Supp. 745 | 9 |
| 1963 | Pickett v. United States | 223 F. Supp. 695 | 8 |
| 1958 | In Re Phillips'petition | 167 F. Supp. 139 | 8 |
| 1947 | Berry v. Westover | 70 F. Supp. 537 | 8 |
| 1959 | United States v. Hortze | 179 F. Supp. 913 | 7 |
| 1949 | Meiji Fujizawa v. Acheson | 85 F. Supp. 674 | 7 |
| 1950 | In Re West Coast Cabinet Works, Inc. | 92 F. Supp. 636 | 6 |
| 1947 | Marlatt v. Mergenthaler Linotype Co. | 70 F. Supp. 426 | 4 |
Showing the 13 most-cited of 13 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 Jacob Weinberger?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Jacob Weinberger to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 1946.
- Was Jacob Weinberger appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Jacob Weinberger was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Jacob Weinberger's confirmation vote?
- Jacob Weinberger was confirmed by voice vote on February 15, 1946. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Jacob Weinberger on?
- Jacob Weinberger was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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28 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).