Robert Lewis Brown Sr.
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Lewis Brown Sr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. He earned a law degree from University of Montana School of Law in 1916. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1892–1948
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1945
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Montana Law 1916
- Succeeded
- James Harris Baldwin
- Succeeded by
- William Daniel Murray
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | District of Montana succeeded James Harris Baldwin | 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
| University of Montana School of Law | LL.B. | 1916 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Brown authored 3 published opinions for the court (1946–1948). Most cited: Commers v. United States (11 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Commers v. United States | 66 F. Supp. 943 | 11 |
| 1946 | Walling v. Anaconda Copper Mining Co. | 66 F. Supp. 913 | 3 |
| 1948 | Cascade County, Mont v. United States | 75 F. Supp. 850 | 2 |
Showing the 3 most-cited of 3 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 Lewis Brown Sr.?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Robert Lewis Brown Sr. to the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana in 1945.
- Was Robert Lewis Brown Sr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Lewis Brown Sr. was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert Lewis Brown Sr.'s confirmation vote?
- Robert Lewis Brown Sr. was confirmed by voice vote on March 27, 1945. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert Lewis Brown Sr. on?
- Robert Lewis Brown Sr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: The Montana Standard (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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2 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).