Who appointed John Rolly Ross?

President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed John Rolly Ross to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada in 1954.

Was John Rolly Ross appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

John Rolly Ross was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was John Rolly Ross's confirmation vote?

John Rolly Ross was confirmed by voice vote on May 13, 1954. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Nevada / Appointed 1954 / Served to 1963

John Rolly Ross

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

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954 and confirmed by voice vote, John Rolly Ross was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. He earned a law degree from Stanford Law School in 1926. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1899–1963
Appointed by: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Nevada, Reno 1923 · Stanford Law School 1926
Succeeded by: Bruce Rutherford Thompson

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1954	District of Nevada	Eisenhower (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 Nevada, Reno	A.B.	1923
Stanford Law School	J.D.	1926

Judicial Record

In our data, Ross authored 5 published opinions for the court (1958–1962). Most cited: United States v. Redfield (33 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1961	United States v. Redfield	197 F. Supp. 559	33
1959	James v. United States	176 F. Supp. 270	20
1962	Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees v. Las Vegas-Tonopah-Reno Stage Line, Inc.	202 F. Supp. 726	12
1961	Bolick-Gillman Company v. Continental Baking Company	206 F. Supp. 151	10
1958	State of Nevada Ex Rel. Shamberger v. United States	165 F. Supp. 600	6

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 Rolly Ross?: President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed John Rolly Ross to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada in 1954.
Was John Rolly Ross appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: John Rolly Ross was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was John Rolly Ross's confirmation vote?: John Rolly Ross was confirmed by voice vote on May 13, 1954. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was John Rolly Ross on?: John Rolly Ross was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.

Sources

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