Xenophon Hicks
Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1928 and confirmed by voice vote, Xenophon Hicks was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Cumberland School of Law in 1892. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee and U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1872–1952
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge, 1928
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- U.S. Grant (now Tennessee Wesleyan College) 1891 · Cumberland Law 1892
- Succeeded by
- Potter Stewart
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Eastern District of Tennessee succeeded Edward Terry Sanford | Harding (R) | Voice vote |
| 1923 | Middle District of Tennessee succeeded Edward Terry Sanford | Harding (R) | Voice vote |
| 1928 | Sixth Circuit | Coolidge (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
| U.S. Grant University (now Tennessee Wesleyan College) | A.B. | 1891 |
| Cumberland School of Law | LL.B. | 1892 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Hicks authored 2 published opinions for the court (1924–1927). Most cited: M. Witmark & Sons v. Calloway (25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | M. Witmark & Sons v. Calloway | 22 F.2d 412 | 25 |
| 1924 | Cravens v. Retail Credit Men's Ass'n | 26 F.2d 833 | 4 |
Showing the 2 most-cited of 2 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 Xenophon Hicks?
- President Calvin Coolidge appointed Xenophon Hicks to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 1928.
- Was Xenophon Hicks appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Xenophon Hicks was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Xenophon Hicks's confirmation vote?
- Xenophon Hicks was confirmed by voice vote on May 23, 1928. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Xenophon Hicks on?
- Xenophon Hicks was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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24 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).