Who appointed Scovel Richardson?

President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Scovel Richardson to the U.S. Customs Court in 1957.

Was Scovel Richardson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Scovel Richardson was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Scovel Richardson's confirmation vote?

Scovel Richardson was confirmed by voice vote on April 4, 1957. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

U.S. Court of International Trade / Appointed 1980 / Served to 1982

Scovel Richardson

Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957 and confirmed by voice vote, Scovel Richardson was a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. He earned a law degree from Howard University School of Law in 1937. He previously served on the U.S. Customs Court. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1912–1982
Appointed by: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Illinois 1934 · Howard Law 1937
Succeeded by: Gregory Wright Carman

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1957	U.S. Customs Court succeeded William Alexander Ekwall	Eisenhower (R)	Voice vote
1980	U.S. Court of International Trade	Reassigned	–

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 Illinois	A.B.	1934
University of Illinois	A.M.	1936
Howard University School of Law	J.D.	1937

Judicial Record

In our data, Richardson authored 8 published opinions for the court (1972–1981). Most cited: Babcock & Wilcox Co. v. United States (7 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
1981	Babcock & Wilcox Co. v. United States	521 F. Supp. 479	7
1981	Mast Industries, Inc. v. United States	515 F. Supp. 43	6
1972	H. M. Young Associates, Inc. v. United States	349 F. Supp. 1007	5
1972	L. Batlin & Son, Inc. v. United States	345 F. Supp. 996	5
1978	Dolliff & Co., Inc. v. United States	455 F. Supp. 618	4
1974	RUBBERSET COMPANY v. United States	383 F. Supp. 1403	2
1981	Old Republic Insurance v. Pitman	520 F. Supp. 1225	1
1981	Armco, Inc. v. United States	520 F. Supp. 1220	1

Showing the 8 most-cited of 8 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 Scovel Richardson?: President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Scovel Richardson to the U.S. Customs Court in 1957.
Was Scovel Richardson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Scovel Richardson was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Scovel Richardson's confirmation vote?: Scovel Richardson was confirmed by voice vote on April 4, 1957. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Scovel Richardson on?: Scovel Richardson was a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade.

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1 year on the U.S. Court of International Trade. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).