Who appointed John H. Druffel?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed John H. Druffel to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 1937.

Was John H. Druffel appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

John H. Druffel was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was John H. Druffel's confirmation vote?

John H. Druffel was confirmed by voice vote on December 8, 1937. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Southern District of Ohio / Appointed 1937 / Served to 1967

John H. Druffel

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 and confirmed by voice vote, John H. Druffel was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1886–1967
Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937
Confirmed: by voice vote

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1937	Southern District of Ohio	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

YMCA Law School (now Northern Kentucky University, Chase College of Law)

1911

Judicial Record

In our data, Druffel authored 11 published opinions for the court (1942–1962). Most cited: Gardner v. Ewing (18 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1950	Gardner v. Ewing	88 F. Supp. 315	18
1955	Herbkersman v. United States	133 F. Supp. 495	13
1942	Schmalstig v. Conner	46 F. Supp. 531	11
1962	American Commercial Barge Line Co. v. Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates	204 F. Supp. 451	7
1956	International Industries & Developments, Inc. v. Farbach Chemical Co.	145 F. Supp. 34	7
1945	Whirls v. Trailmobile Co.	64 F. Supp. 713	5
1961	Marshall v. Welch	197 F. Supp. 874	4
1958	Advisers, Incorporated v. Wiesen-Hart, Inc.	161 F. Supp. 831	4
1949	Busam Motor Sales, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.	85 F. Supp. 790	4
1945	Hengst v. Early & Daniel Co.	59 F. Supp. 8	2
1961	United States v. DIEBOLD INCORPORATED	197 F. Supp. 902	1

Showing the 11 most-cited of 11 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 John H. Druffel?: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed John H. Druffel to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 1937.
Was John H. Druffel appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: John H. Druffel was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was John H. Druffel's confirmation vote?: John H. Druffel was confirmed by voice vote on December 8, 1937. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was John H. Druffel on?: John H. Druffel was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

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