Marion Speed Boyd
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 and confirmed by voice vote, Marion Speed Boyd was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. He earned a law degree from University of Tennessee College of Law in 1921. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1900–1988
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law 1921
- Succeeded
- John Donelson Martin Sr.
- Succeeded by
- Robert Malcolm McRae Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Western District of Tennessee succeeded John Donelson Martin Sr. | 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
Judicial Record
In our data, Boyd authored 11 published opinions for the court (1942–1963). Most cited: Mitchell v. Welcome Wagon, Inc. (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Mitchell v. Welcome Wagon, Inc. | 139 F. Supp. 674 | 16 |
| 1942 | Walling v. Sun Pub. Co. | 47 F. Supp. 180 | 15 |
| 1953 | Continental Investments v. United States | 142 F. Supp. 542 | 13 |
| 1945 | Bowles v. Seitz | 62 F. Supp. 773 | 12 |
| 1948 | Smith v. United States | 85 F. Supp. 838 | 10 |
| 1950 | Interstate Commerce Commission v. Weldon | 90 F. Supp. 873 | 9 |
| 1963 | United States v. Flowers | 227 F. Supp. 1014 | 8 |
| 1961 | Baltz v. Walgreen Co. | 198 F. Supp. 22 | 8 |
| 1947 | United States v. Barnard | 72 F. Supp. 531 | 8 |
| 1958 | Continental Grain Co. v. First National Bank of Memphis | 162 F. Supp. 814 | 7 |
| 1956 | United States v. UNITED LIQUORS CORPORATION | 149 F. Supp. 609 | 2 |
Showing the 11 most-cited of 11 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 Marion Speed Boyd?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Marion Speed Boyd to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee in 1940.
- Was Marion Speed Boyd appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Marion Speed Boyd was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Marion Speed Boyd's confirmation vote?
- Marion Speed Boyd was confirmed by voice vote on September 18, 1940. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Marion Speed Boyd on?
- Marion Speed Boyd was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
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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47 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).