Samuel Marion Driver
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1946 and confirmed by voice vote, Samuel Marion Driver was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. He earned a law degree from University of Washington School of Law in 1916. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1892–1958
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1946
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Washington Law 1916
- Succeeded
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach
- Succeeded by
- Charles Lawrence Powell
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Eastern District of Washington succeeded Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach | Truman (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 Washington School of Law | LL.B. | 1916 |
| Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center) | LL.M. | 1926 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Driver authored 13 published opinions for the court (1948–1958). Most cited: Schulz v. Standard Accident Insurance Company (23 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Schulz v. Standard Accident Insurance Company | 125 F. Supp. 411 | 23 |
| 1955 | United States v. 4200 Copies International Journal | 134 F. Supp. 490 | 18 |
| 1949 | Powell v. Utz | 87 F. Supp. 811 | 14 |
| 1949 | Engstrom v. De Vos | 81 F. Supp. 854 | 13 |
| 1958 | Roberts v. Federal Crop Insurance Corporation | 158 F. Supp. 688 | 11 |
| 1958 | United States Ex Rel. E. J. Bartells Co. v. Hoffman Construction Co. | 163 F. Supp. 296 | 10 |
| 1954 | Halvorson v. United States | 126 F. Supp. 898 | 10 |
| 1955 | Jeffrey v. Whitworth College | 128 F. Supp. 219 | 9 |
| 1948 | Great American Indemnity Co. of New York v. Garrison | 75 F. Supp. 811 | 9 |
| 1958 | Shotwell v. United States | 163 F. Supp. 907 | 6 |
| 1953 | United States Ex Rel. May v. American MacHinery Co. | 116 F. Supp. 160 | 4 |
| 1948 | Miller v. Howe Sound Min. Co. | 77 F. Supp. 540 | 4 |
| 1953 | Barrett v. Faltico | 117 F. Supp. 95 | 1 |
Showing the 13 most-cited of 13 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 Samuel Marion Driver?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Samuel Marion Driver to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington in 1946.
- Was Samuel Marion Driver appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Samuel Marion Driver was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Samuel Marion Driver's confirmation vote?
- Samuel Marion Driver was confirmed by voice vote on April 9, 1946. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Samuel Marion Driver on?
- Samuel Marion Driver was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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12 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).