Roger Thomas Foley
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945 and confirmed by voice vote, Roger Thomas Foley was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1886–1974
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1945
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Chief judge
- District of Nevada, 1954 to 1957
- Succeeded
- Frank Herbert Norcross
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | District of Nevada succeeded Frank Herbert Norcross chief judge 1954 to 1957 | 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
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Private practice, Goldfield, Nevada | 1911-1925 |
| District attorney, Goldfield, Nevada | 1916-1924 |
| Private practice, Los Angeles, California | 1925-1928 |
| Justice of the peace/municipal judge, Las Vegas, Nevada | 1929-1931 |
| Deputy district attorney, Las Vegas, Nevada | 1932-1934 |
| District attorney, Las Vegas, Nevada | 1935-1938 |
| Judge, Nevada District Court, Clark and Lincoln Counties | 1939-1941 |
| Private practice, Las Vegas, Nevada | 1941-1945 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Foley authored 4 published opinions for the court (1950–1953). Most cited: Greenspun v. McCarran (9 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Greenspun v. McCarran | 105 F. Supp. 662 | 9 |
| 1950 | Bandy v. United States | 92 F. Supp. 360 | 6 |
| 1950 | Clark County, Nevada v. City of Los Angeles, California | 92 F. Supp. 28 | 6 |
| 1953 | Securities & Exchange Commission v. Searchlight Consol. Mining & Milling Co. | 112 F. Supp. 726 | 2 |
Showing the 4 most-cited of 4 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 Roger Thomas Foley?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Roger Thomas Foley to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada in 1945.
- Was Roger Thomas Foley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Roger Thomas Foley was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Roger Thomas Foley's confirmation vote?
- Roger Thomas Foley was confirmed by voice vote on April 10, 1945. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Roger Thomas Foley on?
- Roger Thomas Foley was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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29 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).