Who appointed Tillman Davis Johnson?

President Woodrow Wilson appointed Tillman Davis Johnson to the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah in 1916.

Was Tillman Davis Johnson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Tillman Davis Johnson was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Tillman Davis Johnson's confirmation vote?

Tillman Davis Johnson was confirmed by voice vote on January 18, 1916. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Utah / Appointed 1916 / Served to 1953

Tillman Davis Johnson

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

Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and confirmed by voice vote, Tillman Davis Johnson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1858–1953
Appointed by: Woodrow Wilson, 1916
Confirmed: by voice vote
Succeeded: John Augustine Marshall
Succeeded by: Willis William Ritter

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1916	District of Utah succeeded John Augustine Marshall	Wilson (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

Read law
Cumberland University

Judicial Record

In our data, Johnson authored 1 published opinion for the court (1934). Most cited: Telluride Power Co. v. Public Utilities Commission (3 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1934	Telluride Power Co. v. Public Utilities Commission	8 F. Supp. 341	3

Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 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 Tillman Davis Johnson?: President Woodrow Wilson appointed Tillman Davis Johnson to the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah in 1916.
Was Tillman Davis Johnson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Tillman Davis Johnson was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Tillman Davis Johnson's confirmation vote?: Tillman Davis Johnson was confirmed by voice vote on January 18, 1916. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Tillman Davis Johnson on?: Tillman Davis Johnson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah.

Sources

Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.

How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources

See something wrong? Report an error. Fixes are logged in the corrections log.

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