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Sherman Minton

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1949 and confirmed by the Senate 48–16, Sherman Minton was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He earned a law degree from Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law) in 1915. He previously served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. 64 opinions of the Court ↓ Sources ↓

Lived
1890–1965
Appointed by
Harry S Truman, 1949
Confirmed
48–16
Education
Indiana Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law) 1915
Succeeded
Wiley Blount Rutledge
Succeeded by
William Joseph Brennan Jr.

Federal judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
1941Seventh Circuit
succeeded Walter Emanuel Treanor
F.D. Roosevelt (D)Voice vote
1949Supreme Court
succeeded Wiley Blount Rutledge
Truman (D)48–16

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

The Senate’s published per-senator roll-call records begin in 1989, so no senator-by-senator breakdown is available for this vote.

Education

Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law)LL.B.1915
Yale Law SchoolLL.M.1916

Opinions of the Court

Minton delivered 64 opinions of the Court in the covered window (October Term 1949 – October Term 1955). Most cited: United States v. Rabinowitz (2,080 citations).

YearCaseCitationCited
1956Reed v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.351 U.S. 502 (1956)–
1956Southern Pacific Co. v. Gileo et al.351 U.S. 493 (1956)–
1956American Airlines, Inc. v. North American Airlines, Inc., et al.351 U.S. 79 (1956)–
1956Armstrong v. Armstrong et al.350 U.S. 568 (1956)–
1956Doud et al., Doing Business as Bondified Systems, et al. v. Hodge, Auditor of Public Accounts of Illinois, et al.350 U.S. 485 (1956)–
1956Remmer v. United States350 U.S. 377 (1956)219
1956Shields v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.350 U.S. 318 (1956)–
1956Local Union No. 25 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America et al. v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.350 U.S. 155 (1956)–
1955United States v. Anderson, Clayton & Co.350 U.S. 55 (1955)–
1955Norwood et al. v. Kirkpatrick, U.S. District Judge349 U.S. 29 (1955)752
1955Lewis v. United States348 U.S. 419 (1955)166
1955United States v. Scovil et al.348 U.S. 218 (1955)175
1955United States v. Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Co., Ltd. et al.348 U.S. 215 (1955)183
1955United States v. Acri et al.348 U.S. 211 (1955)260
1954Sullivan v. United States348 U.S. 170 (1954)101
1954McAllister v. United States348 U.S. 19 (1954)1049
1954Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin et al.347 U.S. 672 (1954)440
1954Remmer v. United States347 U.S. 227 (1954)1718
1954United States v. City of New Britain et al.347 U.S. 81 (1954)831
1954Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co. v. Stude et al.346 U.S. 574 (1954)261
1953United States v. Debrow346 U.S. 374 (1953)454
1953Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of California et al.346 U.S. 346 (1953)–
1953Barrows et al. v. Jackson346 U.S. 249 (1953)940
1953Polizzi v. Cowles Magazines, Inc.345 U.S. 663 (1953)236
1953Callanan Road Improvement Co. v. United States et al.345 U.S. 507 (1953)–
1953United States v. Gilbert Associates, Inc.345 U.S. 361 (1953)282
1953Ramspeck et al. v. Federal Trial Examiners Conference et al.345 U.S. 128 (1953)–
1953Howard et al. v. Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of the City of Louisville et al.344 U.S. 624 (1953)165
1953Lutwak et al. v. United States344 U.S. 604 (1953)1108
1953Brock v. North Carolina344 U.S. 424 (1953)169
1952Schwartz v. Texas344 U.S. 199 (1952)262
1952Montgomery Building & Construction Trades Council et al. v. Ledbetter Erection Co., Inc.344 U.S. 178 (1952)–
1952United States v. Beacon Brass Co., Inc. et al.344 U.S. 43 (1952)140
1952Stembridge v. Georgia343 U.S. 541 (1952)–
1952Swift & Company v. United States et al.343 U.S. 373 (1952)–
1952Uebersee Finanz-Korporation, a. G., v. McGrath, Attorney General, Successor to the Alien Property Custodian343 U.S. 205 (1952)–
1952Buck et al. v. California343 U.S. 99 (1952)–
1952Blackmar v. Guerre, Regional Manager, Veterans' Administration, et al.342 U.S. 512 (1952)361
1952Adler et al. v. Board of Education of the City of New York342 U.S. 485 (1952)385
1952United States v. Halseth342 U.S. 277 (1952)–
1952Pillsbury et al., Deputy Commissioners, v. United Engineering Co. et al.342 U.S. 197 (1952)–
1952United States v. Kelly et al.342 U.S. 193 (1952)–
1951United States v. Wunderlich et al.342 U.S. 98 (1951)208
1951Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Michigan Public Service Commission et al.341 U.S. 329 (1951)–
1951Bowman Dairy Co. et al. v. United States et al.341 U.S. 214 (1951)356
1951Moser v. United States341 U.S. 41 (1951)191
1951Moore, Administratrix, v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.340 U.S. 573 (1951)169
1951National Labor Relations Board v. Gullett Gin Co.340 U.S. 361 (1951)283
1951Alabama Great Southern Railroad Co. et al. v. United States et al.340 U.S. 216 (1951)113
1950Ackermann v. United States340 U.S. 193 (1950)1471
1950United States v. Security Trust & Savings Bank, Executor, et al.340 U.S. 47 (1950)476
1950Fogarty, Trustee in Bankruptcy, v. United States et al.340 U.S. 8 (1950)–
1950Automatic Radio Manufacturing Co., Inc. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.339 U.S. 827 (1950)296
1950Building Service Employees International Union, Local 262, et al. v. Gazzam339 U.S. 532 (1950)252
1950United States et al. v. United States Smelting Refining & Mining Co. et al.339 U.S. 186 (1950)243
1950Dennis v. United States339 U.S. 162 (1950)468
1950Standard-Vacuum Oil Co. v. United States339 U.S. 157 (1950)–
1950Reider v. Thompson, Trustee, Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.339 U.S. 113 (1950)120
1950United States v. Rabinowitz339 U.S. 56 (1950)2080
1950United States v. Alpers338 U.S. 680 (1950)127
1950Bryan v. United States338 U.S. 552 (1950)297
1950United States Ex Rel. Knauff v. Shaughnessy, Acting District Director of Immigration and Naturalization338 U.S. 537 (1950)577
1949Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.338 U.S. 355 (1949)–
1949Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Connelly et Ux.338 U.S. 258 (1949)145

Opinions of the Court only: the Court’s slip-opinion tables don’t list dissents or concurrences separately. Earlier opinions arrive with the bound-volume ingest. Browse all Supreme Court opinions.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Sherman Minton?
President Harry S Truman appointed Sherman Minton to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1949.
Was Sherman Minton appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
Sherman Minton was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Sherman Minton's confirmation vote?
The Senate confirmed Sherman Minton 48–16 on October 4, 1949.
Which court was Sherman Minton on?
Sherman Minton was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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7 years on the Supreme Court of the United States. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).