Who appointed William Morris Sparks?

President Herbert Hoover appointed William Morris Sparks to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1929.

Was William Morris Sparks appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

William Morris Sparks was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was William Morris Sparks's confirmation vote?

William Morris Sparks was confirmed by voice vote on October 31, 1929. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Seventh Circuit / Appointed 1929 / Served to 1950

William Morris Sparks

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

Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1929 and confirmed by voice vote, William Morris Sparks was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1872–1950
Appointed by: Herbert Hoover, 1929
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: DePauw 1896
Succeeded: Albert Barnes Anderson
Succeeded by: Philip J. Finnegan

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1929	Seventh Circuit succeeded Albert Barnes Anderson	Hoover (R)	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

Indiana Law School (now Indiana University McKinney School of Law)
Read law		1896
DePauw University	A.B.	1896

Judicial Record

In our data, Sparks authored 2 published opinions for the court (1935–1937). Most cited: Nordberg Mfg. Co. v. Woolery MacHine Co. (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
1935	Nordberg Mfg. Co. v. Woolery MacHine Co.	79 F.2d 685	38
1937	United States v. Chicago, B. & Q. R. Co.	90 F.2d 161	33

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Questions & answers

Who appointed William Morris Sparks?: President Herbert Hoover appointed William Morris Sparks to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1929.
Was William Morris Sparks appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: William Morris Sparks was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was William Morris Sparks's confirmation vote?: William Morris Sparks was confirmed by voice vote on October 31, 1929. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was William Morris Sparks on?: William Morris Sparks was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

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20 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).