Paul John McCormick
Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1924 and confirmed by voice vote, Paul John McCormick was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1879–1960
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge, 1924
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Oscar A. Trippet
- Succeeded by
- Ernest Allen Tolin
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Southern District of California succeeded Oscar A. Trippet | Coolidge (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
Judicial Record
In our data, McCormick authored 34 published opinions for the court (1925–1949). Most cited: Latimer v. United States (20 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Latimer v. United States | 52 F. Supp. 228 | 20 |
| 1925 | United States v. Pan-American Petroleum Co. | 6 F.2d 43 | 18 |
| 1948 | Sarthou v. Clark | 78 F. Supp. 139 | 14 |
| 1946 | Mendez v. Westminister School Dist. | 64 F. Supp. 544 | 14 |
| 1940 | United States v. General Petroleum Corporation | 33 F. Supp. 95 | 12 |
| 1939 | Melekov v. Collins | 30 F. Supp. 159 | 12 |
| 1939 | In Re Merced Irr. Dist. | 25 F. Supp. 981 | 12 |
| 1939 | In Re Motions to Quash Subpœnas Duces Tecum Returnable Before the Second Grand Jury | 30 F. Supp. 527 | 11 |
| 1941 | In Re California Pea Products, Inc. | 37 F. Supp. 658 | 9 |
| 1939 | United States v. Canfield | 29 F. Supp. 734 | 9 |
| 1928 | In Re Stephens & Co. | 30 F.2d 725 | 9 |
| 1948 | Lebaron v. Printing Specialties & Paper Converters Union, Local 388 | 75 F. Supp. 678 | 8 |
| 1940 | Barkeij v. Don Lee, Inc. | 34 F. Supp. 874 | 8 |
| 1925 | Salla v. Hellman | 7 F.2d 953 | 8 |
| 1946 | Finley v. Music Corporation of America | 66 F. Supp. 569 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 34 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 Paul John McCormick?
- President Calvin Coolidge appointed Paul John McCormick to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 1924.
- Was Paul John McCormick appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Paul John McCormick was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Paul John McCormick's confirmation vote?
- Paul John McCormick was confirmed by voice vote on February 11, 1924. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Paul John McCormick on?
- Paul John McCormick was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Los Angeles Times (CC BY 4.0), 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 California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).