Sidney Carr Mize
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 and confirmed by voice vote, Sidney Carr Mize was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He earned a law degree from University of Mississippi Department of Law in 1911. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1888–1965
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Mississippi College 1908 · University of Mississippi Department of Law 1911
- Succeeded
- Edwin Ruthven Holmes
- Succeeded by
- Dan Monroe Russell Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Southern District of Mississippi succeeded Edwin Ruthven Holmes | F.D. Roosevelt (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
| Mississippi College | A.B. | 1908 |
| University of Mississippi Department of Law | LL.B. | 1911 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Mize authored 28 published opinions for the court (1938–1964). Most cited: Clark v. Thompson (40 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Clark v. Thompson | 206 F. Supp. 539 | 40 |
| 1964 | Chaffee v. Johnson | 229 F. Supp. 445 | 32 |
| 1963 | United States v. Biloxi Municipal School District | 219 F. Supp. 691 | 28 |
| 1961 | Bailey v. Patterson | 199 F. Supp. 595 | 20 |
| 1959 | Williams Packing & Navigation Co. v. Enochs | 176 F. Supp. 168 | 16 |
| 1938 | Moore v. Illinois Cent. R. Co. | 24 F. Supp. 731 | 16 |
| 1960 | Knowles v. United States | 182 F. Supp. 150 | 14 |
| 1964 | Dunn v. Stewart | 235 F. Supp. 955 | 13 |
| 1958 | Darby v. Daniel | 168 F. Supp. 170 | 13 |
| 1953 | Howard v. Ladner | 116 F. Supp. 783 | 13 |
| 1964 | Texaco, Inc. v. Pigott | 235 F. Supp. 458 | 11 |
| 1964 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Standard Oil Co.(Kentucky) | 229 F. Supp. 586 | 11 |
| 1960 | Martin v. Humble Oil and Refining Company | 199 F. Supp. 648 | 10 |
| 1949 | United States v. Cameron | 84 F. Supp. 289 | 10 |
| 1957 | United States v. Majure | 162 F. Supp. 594 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 28 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 Sidney Carr Mize?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Sidney Carr Mize to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi in 1937.
- Was Sidney Carr Mize appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Sidney Carr Mize was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Sidney Carr Mize's confirmation vote?
- Sidney Carr Mize was confirmed by voice vote on February 2, 1937. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Sidney Carr Mize on?
- Sidney Carr Mize was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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28 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).