Who appointed William Denman?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed William Denman to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1935.

Was William Denman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

William Denman was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was William Denman's confirmation vote?

William Denman was confirmed by voice vote on January 29, 1935. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Ninth Circuit / Appointed 1935 / Served to 1959

William Denman

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

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 and confirmed by voice vote, William Denman was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1897. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1872–1959
Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1935
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of California, Berkeley 1894 · Harvard Law School 1897
Succeeded: William Ball Gilbert
Succeeded by: Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr.

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1935	Ninth Circuit succeeded William Ball Gilbert	F.D. Roosevelt (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 California, Berkeley	B.Litt.	1894
Harvard Law School	LL.B.	1897

Judicial Record

In our data, Denman authored 1 published opinion for the court (1948). Most cited: McDonald v. Swope (8 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	McDonald v. Swope	79 F. Supp. 30	8

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Questions & answers

Who appointed William Denman?: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed William Denman to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1935.
Was William Denman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: William Denman was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was William Denman's confirmation vote?: William Denman was confirmed by voice vote on January 29, 1935. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was William Denman on?: William Denman was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Sources

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24 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).