Who appointed Louis Henry Burns?

President Calvin Coolidge appointed Louis Henry Burns to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1925.

Was Louis Henry Burns appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Louis Henry Burns was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Louis Henry Burns's confirmation vote?

Louis Henry Burns was confirmed by voice vote on December 21, 1925. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eastern District of Louisiana / Appointed 1925 / Served to 1928

Louis Henry Burns

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1925 and confirmed by voice vote, Louis Henry Burns was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Tulane University Law School in 1904. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1878–1928
Appointed by: Calvin Coolidge, 1925
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Tulane Law School 1904
Succeeded: Charlton Reid Beattie
Succeeded by: Wayne G. Borah

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1925	Eastern District of Louisiana succeeded Charlton Reid Beattie	Coolidge (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

Tulane University Law School

LL.B.

1904

Judicial Record

In our data, Burns authored 10 published opinions for the court (1925–1928). Most cited: Stewart v. United States (16 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1928	Stewart v. United States	25 F.2d 869	16
1926	In Re Jensen	11 F.2d 414	14
1927	In Re Hagin	21 F.2d 434	13
1928	The Gansfjord	25 F.2d 736	12
1927	The Silverbrook	18 F.2d 144	11
1927	Gulf Coast Transp. Co. v. Ruddock-Orleans Cypress Co.	17 F.2d 858	11
1928	Robert P. Hyams Coal Co. v. United States	26 F.2d 805	7
1928	Irving Berlin, Inc. v. Daigle	26 F.2d 149	5
1926	Land Development Co. of Louisiana, Ltd. v. City of New Orleans	13 F.2d 898	2
1925	Brown v. Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States	8 F.2d 149	2

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 Louis Henry Burns?: President Calvin Coolidge appointed Louis Henry Burns to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1925.
Was Louis Henry Burns appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Louis Henry Burns was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Louis Henry Burns's confirmation vote?: Louis Henry Burns was confirmed by voice vote on December 21, 1925. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Louis Henry Burns on?: Louis Henry Burns was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

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