Who appointed Royce H. Savage?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Royce H. Savage to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma in 1940.

Was Royce H. Savage appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Royce H. Savage was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Royce H. Savage's confirmation vote?

Royce H. Savage was confirmed by voice vote on September 27, 1940. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Northern District of Oklahoma / Appointed 1940 / Served to 1961

Royce H. Savage

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 and confirmed by voice vote, Royce H. Savage was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. He earned a law degree from University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1927. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1904–1993
Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Oklahoma 1925 · University of Oklahoma College of Law 1927
Succeeded: Franklin Elmore Kennamer
Succeeded by: Allen Edward Barrow

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1940	Northern District of Oklahoma succeeded Franklin Elmore Kennamer	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 Oklahoma	A.B.	1925
University of Oklahoma College of Law	LL.B.	1927

Judicial Record

In our data, Savage authored 5 published opinions for the court (1951–1961). Most cited: Parkhill Truck Company v. United States (8 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1961	Parkhill Truck Company v. United States	198 F. Supp. 362	8
1960	Arrow Trucking Co. v. United States	181 F. Supp. 775	7
1961	Well Surveys, Incorporated v. McCullough Tool Company	199 F. Supp. 374	6
1951	Kobe, Inc. v. Dempsey Pump Co.	97 F. Supp. 342	4
1952	World Pub. Co. v. United States	104 F. Supp. 784	1

Showing the 5 most-cited of 5 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 Royce H. Savage?: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Royce H. Savage to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma in 1940.
Was Royce H. Savage appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Royce H. Savage was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Royce H. Savage's confirmation vote?: Royce H. Savage was confirmed by voice vote on September 27, 1940. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Royce H. Savage on?: Royce H. Savage was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

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