Who appointed Winfred George Knoch?

President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Winfred George Knoch to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1958.

Was Winfred George Knoch appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Winfred George Knoch was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Winfred George Knoch's confirmation vote?

Winfred George Knoch was confirmed by voice vote on August 19, 1958. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Seventh Circuit / Appointed 1958 / Served to 1983

Winfred George Knoch

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

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 and confirmed by voice vote, Winfred George Knoch was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He earned a law degree from DePaul University College of Law in 1917. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1895–1983
Appointed by: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1958
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: DePaul College of Law 1917
Succeeded: Walter C. Lindley
Succeeded by: Otto Kerner Jr.

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1953	Northern District of Illinois	Eisenhower (R)	Voice vote
1958	Seventh Circuit succeeded Walter C. Lindley	Eisenhower (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

DePaul University College of Law

LL.B.

1917

Judicial Record

In our data, Knoch authored 3 published opinions for the court (1954–1958). Most cited: KELITE CORPORATION v. Khem Chemicals (2 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
1958	KELITE CORPORATION v. Khem Chemicals	162 F. Supp. 332	2
1955	Sunbeam Corporation v. Sunbeam Furniture Corp.	134 F. Supp. 614	2
1954	United States v. Chicago Mortgage Bankers Ass'n	123 F. Supp. 251	1

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Winfred George Knoch?: President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Winfred George Knoch to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1958.
Was Winfred George Knoch appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Winfred George Knoch was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Winfred George Knoch's confirmation vote?: Winfred George Knoch was confirmed by voice vote on August 19, 1958. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Winfred George Knoch on?: Winfred George Knoch was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

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24 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).