Mell Gilbert Underwood
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 and confirmed by voice vote, Mell Gilbert Underwood was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1892–1972
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Benson W. Hough
- Succeeded by
- Joseph Peter Kinneary
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Southern District of Ohio succeeded Benson W. Hough | 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, Underwood authored 12 published opinions for the court (1937–1959). Most cited: London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. Shafer (27 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. Shafer | 35 F. Supp. 647 | 27 |
| 1939 | White v. Holland Furnace Co. | 31 F. Supp. 32 | 25 |
| 1944 | In Re Berue | 54 F. Supp. 252 | 23 |
| 1946 | Porter v. Montaldo's | 71 F. Supp. 372 | 19 |
| 1943 | United States v. Krakowitz | 52 F. Supp. 774 | 13 |
| 1941 | Deshler Hotel Co. v. Busey | 36 F. Supp. 392 | 13 |
| 1941 | Zimmerman v. Village of London, Ohio | 38 F. Supp. 582 | 8 |
| 1937 | Bayersdorfer v. Massachusetts Protective Ass'n | 20 F. Supp. 489 | 4 |
| 1959 | United States v. McDonough Co. | 180 F. Supp. 511 | 1 |
| 1954 | United States v. Holophane Co. | 119 F. Supp. 114 | 1 |
| 1953 | Mount v. Seagrave Corp. | 112 F. Supp. 330 | 1 |
| 1946 | State of Ohio v. United States Civil Service Commission | 65 F. Supp. 776 | 1 |
Showing the 12 most-cited of 12 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 Mell Gilbert Underwood?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Mell Gilbert Underwood to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 1936.
- Was Mell Gilbert Underwood appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Mell Gilbert Underwood was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Mell Gilbert Underwood's confirmation vote?
- Mell Gilbert Underwood was confirmed by voice vote on February 4, 1936. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Mell Gilbert Underwood on?
- Mell Gilbert Underwood was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: National Photo Company (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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36 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).