Robert Love Taylor
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1950 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Love Taylor was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1924. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1899–1987
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1950
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Milligan College 1922 · Yale Law School 1924
- Succeeded
- George Caldwell Taylor
- Succeeded by
- Robert Leon Jordan
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Eastern District of Tennessee succeeded George Caldwell Taylor | Truman (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
| Milligan College | Ph.B. | 1922 |
| Read law | 1923 | |
| Yale Law School | LL.B. | 1924 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Taylor authored 297 published opinions for the court (1954–1984). Most cited: Environmental Defense Fund v. Tennessee Valley Authority (39 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Environmental Defense Fund v. Tennessee Valley Authority | 339 F. Supp. 806 | 39 |
| 1956 | Krichbaum v. United States | 138 F. Supp. 515 | 36 |
| 1981 | Beard v. Akzona, Inc. | 517 F. Supp. 128 | 33 |
| 1974 | Latham v. Technar, Inc. | 390 F. Supp. 1031 | 31 |
| 1966 | Sitton v. Clements | 257 F. Supp. 63 | 31 |
| 1973 | Environmental Defense Fund v. Tennessee Valley Authority | 371 F. Supp. 1004 | 28 |
| 1963 | Mahoney v. United States | 220 F. Supp. 823 | 26 |
| 1983 | Camelot, Inc. v. Hayden | 30 B.R. 409 | 25 |
| 1979 | Bonham v. Copper Cellar Corp. | 476 F. Supp. 98 | 24 |
| 1969 | Smith v. University of Tennessee | 300 F. Supp. 777 | 24 |
| 1967 | United States v. Turner | 274 F. Supp. 412 | 24 |
| 1963 | King v. Testerman | 214 F. Supp. 335 | 24 |
| 1961 | Martin v. Ribicoff | 195 F. Supp. 761 | 22 |
| 1983 | Athens Community Hospital v. Heckler | 565 F. Supp. 695 | 20 |
| 1957 | Sigler v. Youngblood Truck Lines, Inc. | 149 F. Supp. 61 | 20 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 297 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 Love Taylor?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Robert Love Taylor to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in 1950.
- Was Robert Love Taylor appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Love Taylor was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert Love Taylor's confirmation vote?
- Robert Love Taylor was confirmed by voice vote on March 8, 1950. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert Love Taylor on?
- Robert Love Taylor was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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37 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).