Who appointed Philip Leo Sullivan?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Philip Leo Sullivan to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1934.

Was Philip Leo Sullivan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Philip Leo Sullivan was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Philip Leo Sullivan's confirmation vote?

Philip Leo Sullivan was confirmed by voice vote on February 20, 1934. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Northern District of Illinois / Appointed 1934 / Served to 1960

Philip Leo Sullivan

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

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934 and confirmed by voice vote, Philip Leo Sullivan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1911. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1889–1960
Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1934
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Loyola Chicago Law 1911
Succeeded: George E. Q. Johnson
Succeeded by: James Benton Parsons

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1934	Northern District of Illinois succeeded George E. Q. Johnson	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

Loyola University Chicago School of Law

LL.B.

1911

Judicial Record

In our data, Sullivan authored 31 published opinions for the court (1934–1959). Most cited: United States v. Chase (50 citations).

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Recent & notable rulings

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1955	United States v. Chase	135 F. Supp. 230	50
1941	United States v. Carrozzo	37 F. Supp. 191	28
1941	Lofther v. First Nat. Bank of Chicago	45 F. Supp. 986	19
1943	Lewis v. Shell Oil Co.	50 F. Supp. 547	16
1948	Revere Camera Co. v. Eastman Kodak Co.	81 F. Supp. 325	12
1950	Radio Corp. of America v. United States	95 F. Supp. 660	11
1949	Walsh v. Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.	90 F. Supp. 322	11
1948	Schioler v. United States	75 F. Supp. 353	11
1956	Robinson v. Lull	145 F. Supp. 134	10
1955	I.P.C. Distributors, Inc. v. Chicago Moving Picture MacHine Operators Union, Local 110	132 F. Supp. 294	10
1946	Roland v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.	65 F. Supp. 630	10
1957	Franklin v. Tomlinson Fleet Corp.	158 F. Supp. 850	9
1959	NM Paterson & Sons, Limited v. City of Chicago	176 F. Supp. 323	8
1956	Parmelee Transportation Co. v. Keeshin	144 F. Supp. 480	8
1959	Paramount Film Distributing Corp. v. City of Chicago	172 F. Supp. 69	7

Showing the 15 most-cited of 31 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 Philip Leo Sullivan?: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Philip Leo Sullivan to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1934.
Was Philip Leo Sullivan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Philip Leo Sullivan was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Philip Leo Sullivan's confirmation vote?: Philip Leo Sullivan was confirmed by voice vote on February 20, 1934. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Philip Leo Sullivan on?: Philip Leo Sullivan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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