District of Columbia Circuit / Appointed 1943 / Served to 1945

Thurman Wesley Arnold

Associate Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1943 and confirmed by voice vote, Thurman Wesley Arnold was an Associate Justice on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1914. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, March 9, 1943

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1943
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Princeton 1911 · Harvard Law School 1914
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1943District of Columbia Circuit · succeeded Wiley Blount RutledgeRoosevelt (D)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

2 years on the District of Columbia Circuit. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).