Who appointed Samuel Alschuler?

President Woodrow Wilson appointed Samuel Alschuler to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1916.

Was Samuel Alschuler appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Samuel Alschuler was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Samuel Alschuler's confirmation vote?

Samuel Alschuler was confirmed by voice vote on January 18, 1916. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Seventh Circuit / Appointed 1916 / Served to 1939

Samuel Alschuler

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and confirmed by voice vote, Samuel Alschuler was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1859–1939
Appointed by: Woodrow Wilson, 1916
Confirmed: by voice vote
Succeeded: Peter Stenger Grosscup
Succeeded by: Walter Emanuel Treanor

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1916	Seventh Circuit succeeded Peter Stenger Grosscup	Wilson (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

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1881

Judicial Record

In our data, Alschuler authored 4 published opinions for the court (1924–1929). Most cited: Am-Plus Storage B. Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (23 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1929	Am-Plus Storage B. Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	35 F.2d 167	23
1929	Veeder v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	36 F.2d 342	15
1924	Skolnik v. United States	4 F.2d 797	12
1929	Federal Trade Commission v. Kay	35 F.2d 160	11

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Samuel Alschuler?: President Woodrow Wilson appointed Samuel Alschuler to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1916.
Was Samuel Alschuler appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Samuel Alschuler was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Samuel Alschuler's confirmation vote?: Samuel Alschuler was confirmed by voice vote on January 18, 1916. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Samuel Alschuler on?: Samuel Alschuler was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

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23 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).