Who appointed John Hessin Clarke?

President Woodrow Wilson appointed John Hessin Clarke to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1916.

Was John Hessin Clarke appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

John Hessin Clarke was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was John Hessin Clarke's confirmation vote?

John Hessin Clarke was confirmed by voice vote on July 24, 1916. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Supreme Court / Appointed 1916 / Served to 1922

John Hessin Clarke

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and confirmed by voice vote, John Hessin Clarke was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Sources ↓

Lived: 1857–1945
Appointed by: Woodrow Wilson, 1916
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Western Reserve College (now Case Western Reserve) 1877
Succeeded: Charles Evans Hughes
Succeeded by: George Sutherland

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1914	Northern District of Ohio succeeded William Louis Day	Wilson (D)	Voice vote
1916	Supreme Court succeeded Charles Evans Hughes	Wilson (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

Western Reserve College (now Case Western Reserve University)	A.B.	1877
Read law		1878

Questions & answers

Who appointed John Hessin Clarke?: President Woodrow Wilson appointed John Hessin Clarke to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1916.
Was John Hessin Clarke appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: John Hessin Clarke was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was John Hessin Clarke's confirmation vote?: John Hessin Clarke was confirmed by voice vote on July 24, 1916. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was John Hessin Clarke on?: John Hessin Clarke was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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