Thomas Walter Swan
Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1926 and confirmed by voice vote, Thomas Walter Swan was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1903. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1877–1975
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge, 1926
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Yale 1900 · Harvard Law School 1903
- Succeeded
- Henry Wade Rogers
- Succeeded by
- Carroll Clark Hincks
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Second Circuit succeeded Henry Wade Rogers | Coolidge (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
| Yale University | A.B. | 1900 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1903 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Swan authored 345 published opinions for the court (1927–1949). Most cited: United States v. Aluminum Co. of America (1,016 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | United States v. Aluminum Co. of America | 148 F.2d 416 | 1,016 |
| 1930 | Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corporation | 45 F.2d 119 | 357 |
| 1928 | Yale Electric Corporation v. Robertson | 26 F.2d 972 | 283 |
| 1932 | The Tj Hooper | 60 F.2d 737 | 250 |
| 1934 | Helvering v. Gregory | 69 F.2d 809 | 242 |
| 1937 | Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. v. Herbst | 93 F.2d 510 | 223 |
| 1932 | Nash v. United States | 54 F.2d 1006 | 206 |
| 1944 | The Evergreens v. Nunan | 141 F.2d 927 | 199 |
| 1930 | Hutchinson v. Chase & Gilbert, Inc. | 45 F.2d 139 | 173 |
| 1948 | United States v. Gottfried | 165 F.2d 360 | 144 |
| 1948 | Bomze v. Nardis Sportswear, Inc. | 165 F.2d 33 | 132 |
| 1929 | United States v. Austin-Bagley Corporation | 31 F.2d 229 | 122 |
| 1937 | Olsen v. Helvering | 88 F.2d 650 | 110 |
| 1941 | United States v. Crimmins | 123 F.2d 271 | 108 |
| 1934 | L. E. Waterman Co. v. Gordon | 72 F.2d 272 | 101 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 345 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 Walter Swan?
- President Calvin Coolidge appointed Thomas Walter Swan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1926.
- Was Thomas Walter Swan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Thomas Walter Swan was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Thomas Walter Swan's confirmation vote?
- Thomas Walter Swan was confirmed by voice vote on December 22, 1926. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Thomas Walter Swan on?
- Thomas Walter Swan was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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48 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).