Who appointed John Calvin Pollock?

President Theodore Roosevelt appointed John Calvin Pollock to the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in 1903.

Was John Calvin Pollock appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

John Calvin Pollock was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was John Calvin Pollock's confirmation vote?

John Calvin Pollock was confirmed by voice vote on December 1, 1903. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Kansas / Appointed 1903 / Served to 1937

John Calvin Pollock

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

Appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903 and confirmed by voice vote, John Calvin Pollock was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1857–1937
Appointed by: Theodore Roosevelt, 1903
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio 1882
Succeeded: William Cather Hook

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1903	District of Kansas succeeded William Cather Hook	T. Roosevelt (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

Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio	A.B.	1882
Read law		1884

Judicial Record

In our data, Pollock authored 5 published opinions for the court (1925–1930). Most cited: Haynes v. Fraternal Aid Union (14 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1929	Haynes v. Fraternal Aid Union	34 F.2d 305	14
1930	Hinkel v. Motter	39 F.2d 159	13
1930	Scott v. White Eagle Oil & Refining Co.	47 F.2d 615	6
1926	Davidson & Case Lumber Co. v. Motter	14 F.2d 137	6
1925	National Bond & Investment Co. v. Gibson	6 F.2d 288	2

Showing the 5 most-cited of 5 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 Calvin Pollock?: President Theodore Roosevelt appointed John Calvin Pollock to the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in 1903.
Was John Calvin Pollock appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: John Calvin Pollock was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was John Calvin Pollock's confirmation vote?: John Calvin Pollock was confirmed by voice vote on December 1, 1903. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was John Calvin Pollock on?: John Calvin Pollock was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.

Sources

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