Raymond Wesley Starr
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1946 and confirmed by voice vote, Raymond Wesley Starr was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. He earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1910. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1888–1968
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1946
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Michigan Law School 1910
- Succeeded
- Fred Morton Raymond
- Succeeded by
- Noel Peter Fox
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Western District of Michigan succeeded Fred Morton Raymond | 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
| University of Michigan Law School | LL.B. | 1910 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Starr authored 46 published opinions for the court (1948–1961). Most cited: Randall v. Flemming (44 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Randall v. Flemming | 192 F. Supp. 111 | 44 |
| 1949 | Russick v. Hicks | 85 F. Supp. 281 | 36 |
| 1960 | Elston-Richards Storage Co. v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America | 194 F. Supp. 673 | 26 |
| 1952 | Foote v. Public Housing Com'r of United States | 107 F. Supp. 270 | 24 |
| 1952 | Hope Basket Co. v. Product Advancement Corp. | 104 F. Supp. 444 | 24 |
| 1959 | Crawford v. Lydick | 179 F. Supp. 211 | 22 |
| 1948 | Huntley v. Gunn Furniture Co. | 79 F. Supp. 110 | 22 |
| 1955 | Mattheis v. Hoyt | 136 F. Supp. 119 | 21 |
| 1955 | Kenney v. Killian | 133 F. Supp. 571 | 20 |
| 1955 | Kenney v. Fox | 132 F. Supp. 305 | 20 |
| 1960 | Korman v. Nobile | 184 F. Supp. 928 | 19 |
| 1953 | S. E. Overton Co. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters | 115 F. Supp. 764 | 19 |
| 1955 | Copley v. Sweet | 133 F. Supp. 502 | 16 |
| 1949 | Slade v. Dickinson | 82 F. Supp. 416 | 15 |
| 1948 | Burns v. Mutual Ben. Life Ins. Co. of Newark | 79 F. Supp. 847 | 14 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 46 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 Raymond Wesley Starr?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Raymond Wesley Starr to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan in 1946.
- Was Raymond Wesley Starr appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Raymond Wesley Starr was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Raymond Wesley Starr's confirmation vote?
- Raymond Wesley Starr was confirmed by voice vote on July 23, 1946. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Raymond Wesley Starr on?
- Raymond Wesley Starr was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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22 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).