District of Nebraska / Appointed 1907 / Served to 1941
Portrait of Thomas Charles Munger

Thomas Charles Munger

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska

Appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907 and confirmed by voice vote, Thomas Charles Munger was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived
1861–1941
Appointed by
Theodore Roosevelt, 1907
Confirmed
by voice vote

Federal judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
1907District of NebraskaT. Roosevelt (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

Judicial Record

In our data, Munger authored 8 published opinions for the court (1925–1939). Most cited: United States v. Updike (18 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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

YearCaseCitationCited
1928United States v. Updike25 F.2d 74618
1929New York Life Ins. Co. v. Jensen38 F.2d 52414
1939Buck v. Swanson33 F. Supp. 37713
1925Mutual Oil Co. v. Zehrung11 F.2d 8878
1925Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Spillman6 F.2d 6637
1932Youngclaus v. Omaha Film Board of Trade60 F.2d 5386
1926In Re Bartos13 F.2d 1385
1932Upton v. Felton4 F. Supp. 5852

Showing the 8 most-cited of 8 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 Charles Munger?
President Theodore Roosevelt appointed Thomas Charles Munger to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska in 1907.
Was Thomas Charles Munger appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
Thomas Charles Munger was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Thomas Charles Munger's confirmation vote?
Thomas Charles Munger was confirmed by voice vote on March 1, 1907. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Thomas Charles Munger on?
Thomas Charles Munger was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska.

Sources

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34 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).