Robert Reasoner Nevin
Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1929 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Reasoner Nevin was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1875–1952
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge, 1929
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Smith Hickenlooper
- Succeeded by
- Lester LeFevre Cecil
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Southern District of Ohio succeeded Smith Hickenlooper | Coolidge (R) | 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
| Ohio State University | ||
| Cincinnati Law School (now University of Cincinnati College of Law) | ||
| Read law | 1898 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Nevin authored 15 published opinions for the court (1930–1949). Most cited: Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Flanagan (26 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Flanagan | 28 F. Supp. 415 | 26 |
| 1945 | Mueller v. Campbell | 68 F. Supp. 464 | 15 |
| 1949 | United States v. Universal Milk Bottle Service, Inc. | 85 F. Supp. 622 | 12 |
| 1939 | Hedrick v. Canadian Pac. Ry. Co. | 28 F. Supp. 257 | 11 |
| 1934 | Skinner v. United States | 8 F. Supp. 999 | 10 |
| 1939 | Van Wormer v. Champion Paper & Fibre Co. | 28 F. Supp. 813 | 9 |
| 1946 | Mueller v. Wolfinger | 68 F. Supp. 485 | 8 |
| 1939 | Hardin v. Interstate Motor Freight System, Inc. | 26 F. Supp. 97 | 7 |
| 1937 | Feldman v. City of Cincinnati | 20 F. Supp. 531 | 5 |
| 1939 | Ceramic Process Co. v. Cincinnati Advertising Products Co. | 28 F. Supp. 794 | 4 |
| 1939 | Holmberg v. Hannaford | 28 F. Supp. 216 | 4 |
| 1936 | In Re Cole | 13 F. Supp. 283 | 4 |
| 1935 | In Re Hotel Gibson Co. | 11 F. Supp. 30 | 3 |
| 1930 | Cincinnati & Suburban Bell Telephone Co. v. Brown | 44 F.2d 631 | 3 |
| 1938 | Sprout, Waldron & Co. v. Bauer Bros. Co. | 26 F. Supp. 162 | 1 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 15 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 Reasoner Nevin?
- President Calvin Coolidge appointed Robert Reasoner Nevin to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 1929.
- Was Robert Reasoner Nevin appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Reasoner Nevin was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert Reasoner Nevin's confirmation vote?
- Robert Reasoner Nevin was confirmed by voice vote on January 21, 1929. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert Reasoner Nevin on?
- Robert Reasoner Nevin was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).