Robert C. Baltzell
Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1925 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert C. Baltzell was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. He earned a law degree from Marion Law School, Indiana in 1904. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1879–1950
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge, 1925
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Marion Law School, Indiana 1904
- Succeeded by
- William Elwood Steckler
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | District of Indiana succeeded Albert Barnes Anderson | Coolidge (R) | Voice vote |
| 1928 | Southern District of Indiana | Reassigned | – |
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
| Northern Illinois State Normal School (now Northern Illinois University) | ||
| Marion Law School, Indiana | LL.B. | 1904 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Baltzell authored 11 published opinions for the court (1930–1946). Most cited: Gochenour v. George & Francis Ball Foundation (29 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Gochenour v. George & Francis Ball Foundation | 35 F. Supp. 508 | 29 |
| 1934 | United States v. Greenwood Dairy Farms, Inc. | 8 F. Supp. 398 | 8 |
| 1932 | Indiana General Service Co. v. McCardle | 1 F. Supp. 113 | 8 |
| 1935 | Premier-Pabst Sales Co. v. McNutt | 17 F. Supp. 708 | 7 |
| 1932 | Wabash Valley Electric Co. v. Singleton | 1 F. Supp. 106 | 7 |
| 1933 | Wetzel v. McNutt | 4 F. Supp. 233 | 6 |
| 1946 | Bowles v. Indianapolis Railways, Inc. | 64 F. Supp. 865 | 4 |
| 1936 | Kingan & Co. v. Smith | 17 F. Supp. 217 | 4 |
| 1933 | Morgan v. Nolan | 3 F. Supp. 143 | 4 |
| 1930 | Jackson v. State Board of Tax Com'rs of Indiana | 38 F.2d 652 | 4 |
| 1935 | Cox v. McNutt | 12 F. Supp. 355 | 0 |
Showing the 11 most-cited of 11 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 Robert C. Baltzell?
- President Calvin Coolidge appointed Robert C. Baltzell to the U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana in 1925.
- Was Robert C. Baltzell appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert C. Baltzell was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert C. Baltzell's confirmation vote?
- Robert C. Baltzell was confirmed by voice vote on January 13, 1925. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert C. Baltzell on?
- Robert C. Baltzell was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Princeton Daily Clarion (Princeton, IN) (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 Southern District of Indiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).