Who appointed Julius Jennings Hoffman?

President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Julius Jennings Hoffman to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1953.

Was Julius Jennings Hoffman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Julius Jennings Hoffman was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Julius Jennings Hoffman's confirmation vote?

Julius Jennings Hoffman was confirmed by voice vote on May 13, 1953. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Northern District of Illinois / Appointed 1953 / Served to 1983

Julius Jennings Hoffman

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953 and confirmed by voice vote, Julius Jennings Hoffman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law) in 1915. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1895–1983
Appointed by: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Northwestern 1912 · Northwestern Law (now Pritzker School of Law) 1915
Succeeded by: Richard Wellington McLaren

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1953	Northern District of Illinois	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

Northwestern University	Ph.B.	1912
Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)	LL.B.	1915

Judicial Record

In our data, Hoffman authored 56 published opinions for the court (1953–1982). Most cited: Garcia v. Califano (253 citations).

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Recent & notable rulings

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1979	Garcia v. Califano	463 F. Supp. 1098	253
1955	Hurd v. Illinois Bell Telephone Company	136 F. Supp. 125	65
1967	Parsons College v. North Central Ass'n of Colleges & Secondary Schools	271 F. Supp. 65	48
1964	Union Pacific Railroad v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.	226 F. Supp. 400	39
1968	United States v. School District 151 of Cook County, Illinois	286 F. Supp. 786	31
1974	Chemetron Corporation v. McLouth Steel Corporation	381 F. Supp. 245	30
1966	Russell v. United States	260 F. Supp. 493	27
1960	United States v. Swift & Company	189 F. Supp. 885	27
1954	United States v. Manno	118 F. Supp. 511	24
1969	United States v. School District 151 of Cook County, Ill.	301 F. Supp. 201	22
1975	Securities & Exchange Commission v. First National Finance Corp.	392 F. Supp. 239	21
1957	Federal Trade Commission v. Bowman	149 F. Supp. 624	21
1977	In Re Spicewood Associates	445 F. Supp. 564	18
1971	University of Illinois Foundation v. Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc.	334 F. Supp. 47	18
1968	Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad	284 F. Supp. 401	18

Showing the 15 most-cited of 56 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 Julius Jennings Hoffman?: President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Julius Jennings Hoffman to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1953.
Was Julius Jennings Hoffman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Julius Jennings Hoffman was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Julius Jennings Hoffman's confirmation vote?: Julius Jennings Hoffman was confirmed by voice vote on May 13, 1953. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Julius Jennings Hoffman on?: Julius Jennings Hoffman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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