Who appointed Robert Nelson Pollard?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Robert Nelson Pollard to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in 1936.

Was Robert Nelson Pollard appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Robert Nelson Pollard 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 Nelson Pollard's confirmation vote?

Robert Nelson Pollard was confirmed by voice vote on February 27, 1936. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eastern District of Virginia / Appointed 1936 / Served to 1954

Robert Nelson Pollard

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Nelson Pollard was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He earned a law degree from University of Richmond School of Law in 1903. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1880–1954
Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Richmond Law 1903
Succeeded by: Albert Vickers Bryan

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1936	Eastern District of Virginia	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 Virginia School of Law
University of Richmond School of Law	LL.B.	1903

Judicial Record

In our data, Pollard authored 3 published opinions for the court (1938–1943). Most cited: Jones v. New York Casualty Co. (12 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1938	Jones v. New York Casualty Co.	23 F. Supp. 932	12
1938	Glenmore Distilleries Co. v. National Distillers Products Corp.	23 F. Supp. 928	10
1943	Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. Early	52 F. Supp. 835	4

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 Nelson Pollard?: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Robert Nelson Pollard to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in 1936.
Was Robert Nelson Pollard appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Robert Nelson Pollard 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 Nelson Pollard's confirmation vote?: Robert Nelson Pollard was confirmed by voice vote on February 27, 1936. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Robert Nelson Pollard on?: Robert Nelson Pollard was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Sources

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18 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).