Thomas Martin Kennerly
Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1931 and confirmed by voice vote, Thomas Martin Kennerly was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1874–1962
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover, 1931
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Joe McDonald Ingraham
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Southern District of Texas succeeded Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr. | Hoover (R) | 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
| Read law | 1893 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Kennerly authored 34 published opinions for the court (1932–1957). Most cited: Klotz v. Ippolito (41 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Klotz v. Ippolito | 40 F. Supp. 422 | 41 |
| 1935 | Commercial Casualty Ins. Co. v. Humphrey | 13 F. Supp. 174 | 29 |
| 1941 | Duncan v. Montgomery Ward & Co. | 42 F. Supp. 879 | 24 |
| 1935 | Ohio Casualty Ins. Co. v. Plummer | 13 F. Supp. 169 | 24 |
| 1947 | Story v. Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation | 72 F. Supp. 690 | 16 |
| 1950 | Scarmardo v. Mooring | 89 F. Supp. 936 | 14 |
| 1946 | United States v. the Republic No. 2 | 64 F. Supp. 373 | 14 |
| 1933 | Trust Co. of Texas v. United States | 3 F. Supp. 683 | 14 |
| 1941 | Owin v. Liquid Carbonic Corporation | 42 F. Supp. 774 | 13 |
| 1941 | Prescription House, Inc. v. Anderson | 42 F. Supp. 874 | 13 |
| 1943 | United States v. 251 Ladies Dresses | 53 F. Supp. 772 | 11 |
| 1957 | Marshall v. Navco, Inc. | 152 F. Supp. 50 | 9 |
| 1941 | Andrews v. Joseph Cohen & Sons, Inc. | 45 F. Supp. 732 | 8 |
| 1936 | In Re Tschoepe | 13 F. Supp. 371 | 8 |
| 1952 | Chimene v. Dow | 104 F. Supp. 473 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 34 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 Martin Kennerly?
- President Herbert Hoover appointed Thomas Martin Kennerly to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 1931.
- Was Thomas Martin Kennerly appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Thomas Martin Kennerly was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Thomas Martin Kennerly's confirmation vote?
- Thomas Martin Kennerly was confirmed by voice vote on February 4, 1931. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Thomas Martin Kennerly on?
- Thomas Martin Kennerly was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Memorial Hospital System (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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31 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).