Lester LeFevre Cecil
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959 and confirmed by voice vote, Lester LeFevre Cecil was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1917. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1893–1982
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Michigan Law School 1917
- Succeeded
- Potter Stewart
- Succeeded by
- Anthony Joseph Celebrezze
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Southern District of Ohio succeeded Robert Reasoner Nevin | Eisenhower (R) | Voice vote |
| 1959 | Sixth Circuit succeeded Potter Stewart | 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 Michigan Law School | LL.B. | 1917 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Cecil authored 4 published opinions for the court (1954–1956). Most cited: National Bank of Paulding v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. (35 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | National Bank of Paulding v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. | 131 F. Supp. 121 | 35 |
| 1954 | Jozwiak v. United States | 123 F. Supp. 65 | 14 |
| 1956 | Huston v. Buckeye Bait Corporation | 145 F. Supp. 600 | 8 |
| 1954 | Dauksch v. Busey | 125 F. Supp. 130 | 0 |
Showing the 4 most-cited of 4 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 Lester LeFevre Cecil?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Lester LeFevre Cecil to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 1959.
- Was Lester LeFevre Cecil appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Lester LeFevre Cecil was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Lester LeFevre Cecil's confirmation vote?
- Lester LeFevre Cecil was confirmed by voice vote on July 15, 1959. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Lester LeFevre Cecil on?
- Lester LeFevre Cecil was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000111390880 (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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23 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).