Theodore Levin
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1946 and confirmed by voice vote, Theodore Levin was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He earned a law degree from University of Detroit Law School (now University of Detroit Mercy School of Law) in 1920. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1897–1970
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1946
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Detroit Law School (now of Detroit Mercy Law) 1920
- Succeeded
- Edward Julien Moinet
- Succeeded by
- Robert Edward DeMascio
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Eastern District of Michigan succeeded Edward Julien Moinet | Truman (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
| University of Detroit Law School (now University of Detroit Mercy School of Law) | LL.B. | 1920 |
| University of Detroit Law School (now University of Detroit Mercy School of Law) | LL.M. | 1924 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Levin authored 57 published opinions for the court (1947–1970). Most cited: Allstate Insurance Company v. Valdez (55 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Allstate Insurance Company v. Valdez | 190 F. Supp. 893 | 55 |
| 1965 | Detroit Edison Co. v. East China Township School District No. 3 | 247 F. Supp. 296 | 37 |
| 1961 | Strand v. Librascope, Incorporated | 197 F. Supp. 743 | 31 |
| 1968 | Space Conditioning, Inc. v. Insurance Company of No. Amer. | 294 F. Supp. 1290 | 25 |
| 1958 | Henry v. Godsell | 165 F. Supp. 87 | 19 |
| 1967 | Huckins v. Board of Regents of University of Michigan | 263 F. Supp. 622 | 18 |
| 1968 | Crusader Marine Corporation v. Chrysler Corporation | 281 F. Supp. 802 | 17 |
| 1962 | Aircraft Investment Corp. v. Pezzani & Reid Equipment Co. | 205 F. Supp. 80 | 17 |
| 1960 | Malan Construction Corp. v. Board of County Road Commissioners | 187 F. Supp. 937 | 17 |
| 1955 | United States v. Davio | 136 F. Supp. 423 | 17 |
| 1969 | Socialist Workers Party v. Hare | 304 F. Supp. 534 | 16 |
| 1952 | N. A. Woodworth Co. v. Kavanagh | 102 F. Supp. 9 | 15 |
| 1947 | United States v. One 1941 Chrysler Brougham Sedan | 74 F. Supp. 970 | 15 |
| 1968 | Link v. Greyhound Corporation | 288 F. Supp. 898 | 14 |
| 1956 | Farmers Insurance Exch. v. Allstate Insurance Co. | 143 F. Supp. 213 | 14 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 57 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 Theodore Levin?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Theodore Levin to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 1946.
- Was Theodore Levin appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Theodore Levin was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Theodore Levin's confirmation vote?
- Theodore Levin was confirmed by voice vote on July 25, 1946. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Theodore Levin on?
- Theodore Levin was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).