Wayne G. Borah
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1949 and confirmed by voice vote, Wayne G. Borah was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) in 1915. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1891–1966
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1949
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Louisiana State Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) 1915
- Succeeded
- Elmo Pearce Lee
- Succeeded by
- John Minor Wisdom
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Eastern District of Louisiana succeeded Louis Henry Burns | Coolidge (R) | Voice vote |
| 1949 | Fifth Circuit succeeded Elmo Pearce Lee | 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
Judicial Record
In our data, Borah authored 22 published opinions for the court (1926–1949). Most cited: Smith v. Donnelly (22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Smith v. Donnelly | 65 F. Supp. 415 | 22 |
| 1932 | The Abangarez | 60 F.2d 543 | 10 |
| 1949 | Tucker v. New Orleans Laundries, Inc. | 90 F. Supp. 290 | 9 |
| 1941 | Mennen Co. v. Krauss Co. | 37 F. Supp. 161 | 9 |
| 1948 | Kohler v. McClellan | 77 F. Supp. 308 | 8 |
| 1944 | Vaccaro v. United States | 55 F. Supp. 932 | 8 |
| 1940 | Rochelle Inv. Corporation v. Fontenot | 34 F. Supp. 118 | 8 |
| 1939 | Lilly v. Conservation Commissioner of Louisiana | 29 F. Supp. 892 | 8 |
| 1926 | United States v. Reitmeyer | 11 F.2d 648 | 7 |
| 1945 | Riverside Trawling Co., Inc. v. the Vulcan | 60 F. Supp. 158 | 6 |
| 1940 | United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. De Cuers | 33 F. Supp. 710 | 6 |
| 1948 | Interstate Commerce Commission v. Love | 77 F. Supp. 63 | 5 |
| 1945 | Wiener v. Fernandez | 60 F. Supp. 169 | 5 |
| 1941 | Howard v. United States | 40 F. Supp. 697 | 5 |
| 1941 | Abadie v. Cudahy Packing Co. of Louisiana, Ltd. | 37 F. Supp. 164 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 22 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 Wayne G. Borah?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Wayne G. Borah to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1949.
- Was Wayne G. Borah appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Wayne G. Borah was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Wayne G. Borah's confirmation vote?
- Wayne G. Borah was confirmed by voice vote on October 19, 1949. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Wayne G. Borah on?
- Wayne G. Borah was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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16 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).