Who appointed Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr.?

President Harry S Truman appointed Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1950.

Was Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr.'s confirmation vote?

Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on June 2, 1950. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Western District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 1950 / Served to 1993

Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1950 and confirmed by voice vote, Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1930. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1905–1993
Appointed by: Harry S Truman, 1950
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Lafayette College 1927 · University of Pittsburgh Law 1930
Succeeded: Robert Murray Gibson
Succeeded by: Donald Emil Ziegler

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1950	Western District of Pennsylvania succeeded Robert Murray Gibson	Truman (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

Lafayette College	A.B.	1927
University of Pittsburgh School of Law	LL.B.	1930

Judicial Record

In our data, Marsh authored 193 published opinions for the court (1950–1984). Most cited: Pugliano v. Staziak (67 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1964	Pugliano v. Staziak	231 F. Supp. 347	67
1968	Weyandt v. Mason's Stores, Inc.	279 F. Supp. 283	49
1966	Gaito v. Strauss	249 F. Supp. 923	46
1967	LaGorga v. Kroger Company	275 F. Supp. 373	38
1961	Anderson v. Taylorcraft, Inc.	197 F. Supp. 872	34
1958	Hill v. Fleming	169 F. Supp. 240	34
1974	Gettleman v. Werner	377 F. Supp. 445	33
1967	Bobo v. Page Engineering Company	285 F. Supp. 664	31
1962	Howarth v. Universal CIT Credit Corporation	203 F. Supp. 279	29
1973	United States v. Kohne	358 F. Supp. 1053	28
1960	Atlantic Refining Co. v. Continental Casualty Co.	183 F. Supp. 478	28
1977	Kantorczyk v. New Stanton Auto Auction, Inc.	433 F. Supp. 889	27
1969	United States v. Martin	302 F. Supp. 498	24
1968	Hawkins v. National Basketball Association	288 F. Supp. 614	24
1974	Smetanka v. Borough of Ambridge, Pennsylvania	378 F. Supp. 1366	23

Showing the 15 most-cited of 193 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 Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr.?: President Harry S Truman appointed Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1950.
Was Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr.'s confirmation vote?: Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on June 2, 1950. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. on?: Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

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