Who appointed Luther B. Way?

President Herbert Hoover appointed Luther B. Way to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in 1931.

Was Luther B. Way appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Luther B. Way was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Luther B. Way's confirmation vote?

Luther B. Way was confirmed by voice vote on March 2, 1931. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eastern District of Virginia / Appointed 1931 / Served to 1943

Luther B. Way

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

Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1931 and confirmed by voice vote, Luther B. Way was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1879–1943
Appointed by: Herbert Hoover, 1931
Confirmed: by voice vote
Succeeded: Duncan Lawrence Groner
Succeeded by: Charles Sterling Hutcheson

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1931	Eastern District of Virginia succeeded Duncan Lawrence Groner	Hoover (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 Virginia School of Law

1907

Judicial Record

In our data, Way authored 9 published opinions for the court (1932–1942). Most cited: SYSTEM FEDERATION NO. 40, ETC. v. Virginian Ry. Co. (23 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1935	SYSTEM FEDERATION NO. 40, ETC. v. Virginian Ry. Co.	11 F. Supp. 621	23
1932	Downham v. City Council of Alexandria	58 F.2d 784	16
1940	In Re Duncan	33 F. Supp. 997	15
1942	Winkler v. Daniels	43 F. Supp. 265	14
1934	Sealey v. United States	7 F. Supp. 434	9
1934	Baltimore & OR Co. v. United States	9 F. Supp. 181	7
1936	Weiss v. Magnussen	13 F. Supp. 948	4
1942	Henderson v. Smith-Douglass Co.	44 F. Supp. 681	3
1933	The Henry S.	4 F. Supp. 953	2

Showing the 9 most-cited of 9 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 Luther B. Way?: President Herbert Hoover appointed Luther B. Way to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in 1931.
Was Luther B. Way appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Luther B. Way was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Luther B. Way's confirmation vote?: Luther B. Way was confirmed by voice vote on March 2, 1931. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Luther B. Way on?: Luther B. Way was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

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