Walter Hartman Hodge
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1960 and confirmed by voice vote, Walter Hartman Hodge was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. He earned a law degree from University of Washington School of Law in 1919. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1896–1975
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1960
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Washington Law 1919
- Succeeded by
- James Arnold von der Heydt
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | District of Alaska | Eisenhower (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, Hodge authored 26 published opinions for the court (1955–1965). Most cited: MacE v. Jung (31 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | MacE v. Jung | 210 F. Supp. 706 | 31 |
| 1959 | United States v. Borys | 169 F. Supp. 366 | 22 |
| 1963 | Holton v. McFarland | 215 F. Supp. 372 | 16 |
| 1962 | Brown v. Anderson | 202 F. Supp. 96 | 16 |
| 1956 | United States v. Meyers | 143 F. Supp. 1 | 16 |
| 1965 | Laitram Corporation v. King Crab, Inc. | 244 F. Supp. 9 | 13 |
| 1961 | United States v. Ramstad Construction Co. | 194 F. Supp. 379 | 13 |
| 1965 | Laitram Corporation v. King Crab, Inc. | 245 F. Supp. 1019 | 12 |
| 1958 | United States v. Geise | 158 F. Supp. 821 | 12 |
| 1962 | Gillam v. A. Shyman, Inc. | 205 F. Supp. 534 | 11 |
| 1958 | Hukill v. Pacific and Arctic Railway & Navigation Co. | 159 F. Supp. 571 | 11 |
| 1955 | Roden v. Empire Printing Company | 135 F. Supp. 665 | 10 |
| 1958 | Kissane v. City of Anchorage | 159 F. Supp. 733 | 9 |
| 1962 | Sisley v. United States | 202 F. Supp. 273 | 8 |
| 1961 | Larsen v. THE M/V TEAL | 193 F. Supp. 508 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 26 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 Walter Hartman Hodge?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Walter Hartman Hodge to the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska in 1960.
- Was Walter Hartman Hodge appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Walter Hartman Hodge was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Walter Hartman Hodge's confirmation vote?
- Walter Hartman Hodge was confirmed by voice vote on February 18, 1960. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Walter Hartman Hodge on?
- Walter Hartman Hodge was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: The book attributes the photo to the United States District Court Library (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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15 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).