Lloyd Llewellyn Black
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and confirmed by voice vote, Lloyd Llewellyn Black was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. He earned a law degree from University of Washington School of Law in 1912. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1889–1950
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1939
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Washington 1910 · University of Washington Law 1912
- Succeeded by
- William James Lindberg
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Western District of Washington | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
| 1940 | Eastern District of Washington | Reassigned | – |
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 Washington | A.B. | 1910 |
| University of Washington School of Law | LL.B. | 1912 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Black authored 10 published opinions for the court (1940–1946). Most cited: Foster v. National Biscuit Co. (17 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Foster v. National Biscuit Co. | 31 F. Supp. 552 | 17 |
| 1946 | Niemiec v. Seattle Rainier Baseball Club, Inc. | 67 F. Supp. 705 | 12 |
| 1946 | In Re Chi Yan Cham Louie | 70 F. Supp. 493 | 10 |
| 1942 | United States v. Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi | 46 F. Supp. 657 | 5 |
| 1941 | In Re Dunn | 38 F. Supp. 1017 | 4 |
| 1942 | Ex Parte Ventura | 44 F. Supp. 520 | 3 |
| 1940 | In Re Hills | 35 F. Supp. 532 | 3 |
| 1942 | Casement v. Squier | 46 F. Supp. 296 | 2 |
| 1940 | Securities and Exchange Commission v. Starmont | 31 F. Supp. 264 | 2 |
| 1942 | Baker-Boyer Nat. Bank v. Henricksen | 46 F. Supp. 831 | 0 |
Showing the 10 most-cited of 10 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 Lloyd Llewellyn Black?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Lloyd Llewellyn Black to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in 1939.
- Was Lloyd Llewellyn Black appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Lloyd Llewellyn Black was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Lloyd Llewellyn Black's confirmation vote?
- Lloyd Llewellyn Black was confirmed by voice vote on August 4, 1939. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Lloyd Llewellyn Black on?
- Lloyd Llewellyn Black was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: The Post-Register (Idaho Falls, ID) (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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10 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).