William Boyd Sloan
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1951 and confirmed by voice vote, William Boyd Sloan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1895–1970
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1951
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Maurice Neil Andrews
- Succeeded by
- Sidney Oslin Smith Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Northern District of Georgia succeeded Maurice Neil Andrews | 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
| Read law | 1915 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Sloan authored 14 published opinions for the court (1952–1966). Most cited: United States v. Beckley (28 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | United States v. Beckley | 259 F. Supp. 567 | 28 |
| 1954 | United States v. Ridley | 120 F. Supp. 530 | 23 |
| 1954 | Holmes v. City of Atlanta | 124 F. Supp. 290 | 18 |
| 1959 | Hunt v. Arnold | 172 F. Supp. 847 | 17 |
| 1960 | Coke v. City of Atlanta, Ga. | 184 F. Supp. 579 | 13 |
| 1954 | United States v. Ridley | 127 F. Supp. 3 | 13 |
| 1961 | Kimberly-Clark Corp. v. Kleenize Chemical Corp. | 194 F. Supp. 876 | 11 |
| 1952 | United States v. 5 Gambling Devices | 119 F. Supp. 641 | 10 |
| 1966 | Neel v. United States | 266 F. Supp. 7 | 7 |
| 1965 | Jefferson Mills, Inc. v. United States | 259 F. Supp. 305 | 7 |
| 1960 | Gaines v. Wren | 185 F. Supp. 774 | 4 |
| 1953 | United States v. Cox | 119 F. Supp. 147 | 3 |
| 1957 | Herren Candy Company v. Curtiss Candy Company | 153 F. Supp. 751 | 1 |
| 1958 | Johnson v. Ernest G. Beaudry Motor Co. | 170 F. Supp. 164 | 0 |
Showing the 14 most-cited of 14 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 William Boyd Sloan?
- President Harry S Truman appointed William Boyd Sloan to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in 1951.
- Was William Boyd Sloan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William Boyd Sloan was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William Boyd Sloan's confirmation vote?
- William Boyd Sloan was confirmed by voice vote on March 20, 1951. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William Boyd Sloan on?
- William Boyd Sloan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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19 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).