Thomas Hoyt Davis
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945 and confirmed by voice vote, Thomas Hoyt Davis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1892–1969
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1945
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Mercer 1913
- Succeeded
- Bascom Sine Deaver
- Succeeded by
- James Robert Elliott
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Middle District of Georgia succeeded Bascom Sine Deaver | 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
| Mercer University | A.B. | 1913 |
| Read law | 1916 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Davis authored 18 published opinions for the court (1945–1959). Most cited: Hogg v. Allen (29 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Hogg v. Allen | 105 F. Supp. 12 | 29 |
| 1959 | Continental Carriers, Inc. v. Goodpasture | 169 F. Supp. 602 | 13 |
| 1955 | Southern Fertilizer & Chemical Co. v. Edwards | 167 F. Supp. 879 | 13 |
| 1954 | Cherokee Brick & Tile Co. v. United States | 122 F. Supp. 59 | 11 |
| 1957 | American Indemnity Company v. Davis | 155 F. Supp. 47 | 9 |
| 1954 | United States v. Cawthon | 125 F. Supp. 419 | 8 |
| 1945 | King v. Chapman | 62 F. Supp. 639 | 8 |
| 1953 | Allen v. Edwards | 114 F. Supp. 672 | 6 |
| 1951 | Summerour v. Allen | 99 F. Supp. 318 | 6 |
| 1959 | United States v. Raines | 172 F. Supp. 552 | 5 |
| 1954 | Regenstein v. Edwards | 121 F. Supp. 952 | 5 |
| 1949 | Jordan Co. v. Allen | 85 F. Supp. 437 | 4 |
| 1954 | Washington Farms, Inc. v. United States | 122 F. Supp. 31 | 3 |
| 1948 | Schwab v. Allen | 78 F. Supp. 234 | 3 |
| 1948 | Rosenthal v. Allen | 75 F. Supp. 879 | 3 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 18 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 Thomas Hoyt Davis?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Thomas Hoyt Davis to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in 1945.
- Was Thomas Hoyt Davis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Thomas Hoyt Davis was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Thomas Hoyt Davis's confirmation vote?
- Thomas Hoyt Davis was confirmed by voice vote on January 29, 1945. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Thomas Hoyt Davis on?
- Thomas Hoyt Davis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).