District of North Dakota / Appointed 1955 / Served to 1996

Ronald Norwood Davies

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1955 and confirmed by voice vote, Ronald Norwood Davies was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota. He earned a law degree from Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center) in 1930. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, July 22, 1955

Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1955
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
University of North Dakota 1927 · Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown Law Center) 1930
Succeeded by
Paul Benson
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1955District of North Dakota · succeeded Charles Joseph VogelEisenhower (R)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

40 years on the District of North Dakota. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).