Court of Claims / Appointed 1930 / Served to 1951
Richard Smith Whaley
Chief Justice, Court of Claims
Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1930 and confirmed by voice vote, Richard Smith Whaley was a Chief Justice on the Court of Claims. He earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 1897. Sources ↓
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover, 1930
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Virginia Law 1897
- Succeeded
- Samuel Jordan Graham
- Succeeded by
- John Marvin Jones
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Court of Claims · succeeded Samuel Jordan Graham | Hoover (R) | voice |
| 1939 | Court of Claims · succeeded Fenton Whitlock Booth | Roosevelt (D) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.
Education
| University of Virginia School of Law | LL.B. | 1897 |
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory (opens primary source in a new tab)
- Wikidata (opens primary source in a new tab)
- Portrait: Harris & Ewing (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons (opens primary source in a new tab)
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21 years on the Court of Claims. Data last verified 2026-06-29. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).