John Slater Partridge
Appointed by President Warren G. Harding in 1923 and confirmed by voice vote, John Slater Partridge was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1870–1926
- Appointed by
- Warren G. Harding, 1923
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley 1892
- Succeeded by
- Harold Louderback
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Northern District of California | Harding (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 California, Berkeley | A.B. | 1892 |
| University of California, Berkeley | A.M. | 1894 |
| Read law | 1897 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Partridge authored 3 published opinions for the court (1925). Most cited: Robbins v. United States (20 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Robbins v. United States | 5 F.2d 690 | 20 |
| 1925 | W. R. Grace & Co. v. Toyo Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha | 7 F.2d 889 | 9 |
| 1925 | Soper v. Hammond Lumber Co. | 4 F.2d 872 | 6 |
Showing the 3 most-cited of 3 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 Slater Partridge?
- President Warren G. Harding appointed John Slater Partridge to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 1923.
- Was John Slater Partridge appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Slater Partridge was appointed by President Warren G. Harding, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Slater Partridge's confirmation vote?
- John Slater Partridge was confirmed by voice vote on March 3, 1923. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Slater Partridge on?
- John Slater Partridge was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: The San Francisco Call (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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3 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).