Who appointed Walter Lyndon Pope?

President Harry S Truman appointed Walter Lyndon Pope to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1949.

Was Walter Lyndon Pope appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Walter Lyndon Pope 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 Lyndon Pope's confirmation vote?

Walter Lyndon Pope was confirmed by voice vote on February 25, 1949. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Ninth Circuit / Appointed 1949 / Served to 1969

Walter Lyndon Pope

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

Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1949 and confirmed by voice vote, Walter Lyndon Pope was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Chicago Law School in 1912. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1889–1969
Appointed by: Harry S Truman, 1949
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Nebraska 1909 · University of Chicago Law School 1912
Succeeded: Francis Arthur Garrecht
Succeeded by: James Robert Browning

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1949	Ninth Circuit succeeded Francis Arthur Garrecht	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 Nebraska	A.B.	1909
University of Chicago Law School	J.D.	1912

Judicial Record

In our data, Pope authored 1 published opinion for the court (1949). Most cited: Joe Balestrieri & Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Rev. (31 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
1949	Joe Balestrieri & Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Rev.	177 F.2d 867	31

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Walter Lyndon Pope?: President Harry S Truman appointed Walter Lyndon Pope to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1949.
Was Walter Lyndon Pope appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Walter Lyndon Pope 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 Lyndon Pope's confirmation vote?: Walter Lyndon Pope was confirmed by voice vote on February 25, 1949. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Walter Lyndon Pope on?: Walter Lyndon Pope was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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