Who appointed Walter C. Lindley?

President Harry S Truman appointed Walter C. Lindley to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1949.

Was Walter C. Lindley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Walter C. Lindley was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Walter C. Lindley's confirmation vote?

Walter C. Lindley was confirmed by voice vote on October 12, 1949. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Seventh Circuit / Appointed 1949 / Served to 1958

Walter C. Lindley

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1949 and confirmed by voice vote, Walter C. Lindley was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Illinois College of Law in 1904. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1880–1958
Appointed by: Harry S Truman, 1949
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Illinois · University of Illinois College of Law 1904
Succeeded: Sherman Minton
Succeeded by: Winfred George Knoch

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1922	Eastern District of Illinois	Harding (R)	Voice vote
1949	Seventh Circuit succeeded Sherman Minton	Truman (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 Illinois	A.B.
University of Illinois College of Law	LL.B.	1904
University of Illinois College of Law	J.D.	1910

Judicial Record

In our data, Lindley authored 77 published opinions for the court (1924–1949). Most cited: Gordon v. Garrson (38 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
1948	Gordon v. Garrson	77 F. Supp. 477	38
1929	Allen-Qualley Co. v. Shellmar Products Co.	31 F.2d 293	33
1939	Application of Texas Co.	27 F. Supp. 847	26
1942	United States Ex Rel. Mutual Metal Mfg. Co. v. Biggs	46 F. Supp. 8	24
1946	Activated Sludge v. Sanitary Dist. of Chicago	64 F. Supp. 25	23
1926	Ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Commercial State Bank of Rantoul	13 F.2d 474	22
1941	United States v. B. Goedde & Co.	40 F. Supp. 523	21
1948	Unger v. United States	79 F. Supp. 281	20
1942	United States v. 1119.15 Acres of Land	44 F. Supp. 449	20
1940	Carter Oil Co. v. Wood	30 F. Supp. 875	20
1942	Heckleman v. Yellow Cab Transit Co.	45 F. Supp. 984	19
1936	Baker v. Keck	13 F. Supp. 486	18
1940	Canright v. General Finance Corporation	35 F. Supp. 841	17
1934	Merriman v. Hawbaker	5 F. Supp. 432	17
1930	United States v. Widen	38 F.2d 517	17

Showing the 15 most-cited of 77 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 C. Lindley?: President Harry S Truman appointed Walter C. Lindley to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1949.
Was Walter C. Lindley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Walter C. Lindley was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Walter C. Lindley's confirmation vote?: Walter C. Lindley was confirmed by voice vote on October 12, 1949. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Walter C. Lindley on?: Walter C. Lindley was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

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