Robert Nugen Wilkin
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Nugen Wilkin was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 1908. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1886–1973
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1939
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Virginia Law 1908
- Succeeded
- Samuel H. West
- Succeeded by
- Charles Joseph McNamee
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Northern District of Ohio succeeded Samuel H. West | 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 | LL.B. | 1908 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Wilkin authored 16 published opinions for the court (1940–1949). Most cited: Shimola v. Local Board No. 42 for Cuyahoga County (20 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Shimola v. Local Board No. 42 for Cuyahoga County | 40 F. Supp. 808 | 20 |
| 1945 | Principe v. Ault | 62 F. Supp. 279 | 16 |
| 1940 | United States v. Central Supply Ass'n | 34 F. Supp. 241 | 15 |
| 1947 | Lincoln Electric Co. v. Linde Air Products Co. | 74 F. Supp. 293 | 14 |
| 1947 | All States Freight, Inc. v. United States | 72 F. Supp. 673 | 13 |
| 1941 | Liquid Carbonic Corp. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | 38 F. Supp. 520 | 13 |
| 1940 | Hamilton v. Western Union Telegraph Co. | 34 F. Supp. 928 | 12 |
| 1942 | Rowley v. Sierra S. S. Co. | 48 F. Supp. 193 | 7 |
| 1941 | Universal Sewer Pipe Corp. v. General Const. Co. | 42 F. Supp. 132 | 7 |
| 1943 | United States v. First Nat. Bank | 54 F. Supp. 351 | 6 |
| 1942 | In Re Bender Body Co. | 47 F. Supp. 224 | 6 |
| 1946 | Black v. United States | 68 F. Supp. 74 | 5 |
| 1944 | United States v. 2 Bags, More or Less, Each Containing 110 Pounds Poppy Seeds | 54 F. Supp. 706 | 3 |
| 1949 | National Radio School v. Marlin | 83 F. Supp. 169 | 2 |
| 1944 | Mitchell Inv. Co. v. Republic Steel Corp. | 63 F. Supp. 323 | 2 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 16 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 Nugen Wilkin?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Robert Nugen Wilkin to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1939.
- Was Robert Nugen Wilkin appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Nugen Wilkin 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 Nugen Wilkin's confirmation vote?
- Robert Nugen Wilkin was confirmed by voice vote on June 1, 1939. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert Nugen Wilkin on?
- Robert Nugen Wilkin was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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33 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).