Who appointed Martin Ignatius Welsh?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Martin Ignatius Welsh to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 1939.

Was Martin Ignatius Welsh appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Martin Ignatius Welsh was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Martin Ignatius Welsh's confirmation vote?

Martin Ignatius Welsh was confirmed by voice vote on July 11, 1939. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Northern District of California / Appointed 1939 / Served to 1953

Martin Ignatius Welsh

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and confirmed by voice vote, Martin Ignatius Welsh was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1882–1953
Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1939
Confirmed: by voice vote
Succeeded by: Dal Millington Lemmon

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1939	Northern District of California	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

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1912

Judicial Record

In our data, Welsh authored 10 published opinions for the court (1939–1945). Most cited: Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. Egeline (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1939	Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. Egeline	30 F. Supp. 738	17
1940	National Popsicle Corporation v. Hughes	32 F. Supp. 397	10
1940	United States v. Markowitz	34 F. Supp. 827	9
1943	Ex Parte Bridges	49 F. Supp. 292	8
1940	Mirkovich v. Milnor	34 F. Supp. 409	8
1945	United States v. Record Pub. Co.	60 F. Supp. 194	7
1940	McJunkin v. Richfield Oil Corporation	33 F. Supp. 466	4
1939	Long v. Jordan	29 F. Supp. 287	4
1944	In Re Buzas	58 F. Supp. 717	1
1942	Leland Stanford Junior University v. National Supply Co.	46 F. Supp. 389	1

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 Martin Ignatius Welsh?: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Martin Ignatius Welsh to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 1939.
Was Martin Ignatius Welsh appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Martin Ignatius Welsh was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Martin Ignatius Welsh's confirmation vote?: Martin Ignatius Welsh was confirmed by voice vote on July 11, 1939. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Martin Ignatius Welsh on?: Martin Ignatius Welsh was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

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