Who appointed Scott Wilson?

President Herbert Hoover appointed Scott Wilson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in 1929.

Was Scott Wilson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Scott Wilson was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Scott Wilson's confirmation vote?

Scott Wilson was confirmed by voice vote on October 2, 1929. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

First Circuit / Appointed 1929 / Served to 1942

Scott Wilson

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

Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1929 and confirmed by voice vote, Scott Wilson was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1870–1942
Appointed by: Herbert Hoover, 1929
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Bates College 1892
Succeeded: Charles Fletcher Johnson
Succeeded by: Peter Woodbury

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1929	First Circuit succeeded Charles Fletcher Johnson	Hoover (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

University of Pennsylvania
Bates College	A.B.	1892
Read law		1895

Judicial Record

In our data, Wilson authored 3 published opinions for the court (1939). Most cited: Providence Journal Co. v. Broderick (27 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
1939	Providence Journal Co. v. Broderick	104 F.2d 614	27
1939	National Biscuit Co. v. Crown Baking Co.	105 F.2d 422	24
1939	Renaud Sales Co. v. Davis	104 F.2d 683	12

Showing the 3 most-cited of 3 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 Scott Wilson?: President Herbert Hoover appointed Scott Wilson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in 1929.
Was Scott Wilson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Scott Wilson was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Scott Wilson's confirmation vote?: Scott Wilson was confirmed by voice vote on October 2, 1929. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Scott Wilson on?: Scott Wilson was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Sources

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