Mac Swinford
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 and confirmed by voice vote, Mac Swinford was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1899–1975
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded by
- Eugene Edward Siler Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Eastern District of Kentucky | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
| 1937 | Western District of Kentucky | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | 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 | ||
| Read law | 1922 | |
| University of Virginia School of Law | 1925 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Swinford authored 116 published opinions for the court (1940–1975). Most cited: Patrum v. Martin (30 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Patrum v. Martin | 292 F. Supp. 370 | 30 |
| 1960 | Texas Continental Life Insurance v. Bankers Bond Co. | 187 F. Supp. 14 | 27 |
| 1967 | Walsh v. American Airlines, Inc. | 264 F. Supp. 514 | 26 |
| 1959 | Roseberry v. Fredell | 174 F. Supp. 937 | 23 |
| 1971 | Bright v. Baesler | 336 F. Supp. 527 | 22 |
| 1959 | Dean v. Flemming | 180 F. Supp. 553 | 22 |
| 1973 | United States v. Marks | 364 F. Supp. 1022 | 20 |
| 1973 | Bennet v. Cincinnati Checker Cab Co., Inc. | 353 F. Supp. 1206 | 20 |
| 1957 | Gearhart v. WSAZ, Inc. | 150 F. Supp. 98 | 20 |
| 1944 | Hall v. Union Light, Heat & Power Co. | 53 F. Supp. 817 | 19 |
| 1974 | In Re American Associated Systems, Inc. | 373 F. Supp. 977 | 18 |
| 1974 | Depperman v. University of Kentucky | 371 F. Supp. 73 | 18 |
| 1961 | Desjardins v. Desjardins | 193 F. Supp. 210 | 18 |
| 1966 | Tabben v. Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. | 250 F. Supp. 853 | 17 |
| 1942 | Cline v. Belt | 43 F. Supp. 538 | 17 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 116 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 Mac Swinford?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Mac Swinford to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in 1937.
- Was Mac Swinford appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Mac Swinford was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Mac Swinford's confirmation vote?
- Mac Swinford was confirmed by voice vote on August 20, 1937. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Mac Swinford on?
- Mac Swinford was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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37 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).