James Harris Baldwin

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 and confirmed by voice vote, James Harris Baldwin was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived

1876–1944

Appointed by

Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1935

Confirmed

by voice vote

Education

University of Virginia 1900

Succeeded

George M. Bourquin

Succeeded by

Robert Lewis Brown Sr.

Federal judicial service

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

Judicial Record

In our data, Baldwin authored 1 published opinion for the court (1938). Most cited: United States v. Seaboard Surety Co. (33 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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

Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 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 James Harris Baldwin?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed James Harris Baldwin to the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana in 1935.

Was James Harris Baldwin appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

James Harris Baldwin was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was James Harris Baldwin's confirmation vote?

James Harris Baldwin was confirmed by voice vote on May 29, 1935. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Which court was James Harris Baldwin on?

James Harris Baldwin was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana.

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