Who appointed Samuel H. West?

President Calvin Coolidge appointed Samuel H. West to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1928.

Was Samuel H. West appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Samuel H. West was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Samuel H. West's confirmation vote?

Samuel H. West was confirmed by voice vote on December 17, 1928. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Northern District of Ohio / Appointed 1928 / Served to 1938

Samuel H. West

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

Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1928 and confirmed by voice vote, Samuel H. West was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1872–1938
Appointed by: Calvin Coolidge, 1928
Confirmed: by voice vote
Succeeded: David C. Westenhaver
Succeeded by: Robert Nugen Wilkin

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1928	Northern District of Ohio succeeded David C. Westenhaver	Coolidge (R)	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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1893

Judicial Record

In our data, West authored 4 published opinions for the court (1929–1936). Most cited: Neiswonger v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (26 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1929	Neiswonger v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.	35 F.2d 761	26
1936	Securities and Exchange Commission v. Otis & Co.	18 F. Supp. 100	8
1935	Noll v. Rinex Laboratories Co.	25 F. Supp. 239	7
1933	City of East Cleveland v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.	5 F. Supp. 212	6

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 Samuel H. West?: President Calvin Coolidge appointed Samuel H. West to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1928.
Was Samuel H. West appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Samuel H. West was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Samuel H. West's confirmation vote?: Samuel H. West was confirmed by voice vote on December 17, 1928. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Samuel H. West on?: Samuel H. West was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

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