Thomas Clark Trimble III
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 and confirmed by voice vote, Thomas Clark Trimble III was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. He earned a law degree from University of Arkansas Law Department in 1902. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1878–1965
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Arkansas Law Department 1902
- Succeeded
- John Ellis Martineau
- Succeeded by
- Jesse Smith Henley
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Eastern District of Arkansas succeeded John Ellis Martineau | 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
| University of Arkansas Law Department | LL.B. | 1902 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Trimble authored 13 published opinions for the court (1937–1955). Most cited: Gazette Pub. Co. v. Self (19 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Gazette Pub. Co. v. Self | 103 F. Supp. 779 | 19 |
| 1948 | Harlow v. Ryland | 78 F. Supp. 488 | 12 |
| 1944 | United States Ex Rel. Steinberg v. Graham | 57 F. Supp. 938 | 12 |
| 1955 | Trullinger v. Rosenblum | 129 F. Supp. 12 | 10 |
| 1941 | Rauhoff v. Henry Gramling & Co. | 42 F. Supp. 754 | 10 |
| 1937 | In Re Drainage Dist. No. 7 of Poinsett County, Ark. | 21 F. Supp. 798 | 6 |
| 1954 | Ragsdale v. Paschal | 118 F. Supp. 280 | 5 |
| 1952 | Thomas v. American Airlines, Inc. | 104 F. Supp. 650 | 5 |
| 1949 | NORTH LITTLE ROCK TR. CO. v. Casualty Reciprocal Exch. | 85 F. Supp. 961 | 4 |
| 1944 | Morris v. Williams | 59 F. Supp. 508 | 4 |
| 1955 | Hoxie School District No. 46 v. Brewer | 135 F. Supp. 296 | 2 |
| 1955 | Johnson v. Crawfis | 128 F. Supp. 230 | 2 |
| 1948 | Drummond's Estate v. Paschal | 75 F. Supp. 46 | 0 |
Showing the 13 most-cited of 13 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 Clark Trimble III?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Thomas Clark Trimble III to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas in 1937.
- Was Thomas Clark Trimble III appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Thomas Clark Trimble III 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 Clark Trimble III's confirmation vote?
- Thomas Clark Trimble III was confirmed by voice vote on June 18, 1937. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Thomas Clark Trimble III on?
- Thomas Clark Trimble III was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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28 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).