Who appointed John Hugh McNary?

President Calvin Coolidge appointed John Hugh McNary to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in 1927.

Was John Hugh McNary appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

John Hugh McNary was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was John Hugh McNary's confirmation vote?

John Hugh McNary was confirmed by voice vote on February 28, 1927. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Oregon / Appointed 1927 / Served to 1936

John Hugh McNary

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

Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1927 and confirmed by voice vote, John Hugh McNary was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1867–1936
Appointed by: Calvin Coolidge, 1927
Confirmed: by voice vote
Succeeded: Charles Edwin Wolverton
Succeeded by: Claude Charles McColloch

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1927	District of Oregon succeeded Charles Edwin Wolverton	Coolidge (R)	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 Oregon
Read law		1894

Judicial Record

In our data, McNary authored 2 published opinions for the court (1928–1935). Most cited: The Brand (7 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1928	The Brand	29 F.2d 792	7
1935	ætna Life Ins. Co. v. Du Barry	12 F. Supp. 664	1

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Questions & answers

Who appointed John Hugh McNary?: President Calvin Coolidge appointed John Hugh McNary to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in 1927.
Was John Hugh McNary appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: John Hugh McNary was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was John Hugh McNary's confirmation vote?: John Hugh McNary was confirmed by voice vote on February 28, 1927. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was John Hugh McNary on?: John Hugh McNary was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.

Sources

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