Quick facts
Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Position circuit
Status Deceased
Served 1940–1975
Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Commissioned 1940-09-04
Education University of Oklahoma College of Law, LL.B., 1928
Signed orders read 34
Last updated 2026-07-16
Motion outcomes
AppealN = 17
18% granted
Granted 3 Denied 14
Habeas petitionN = 15
0% granted
Denied 14 Moot / procedural 1
Petition for reviewN = 2
counts only
Granted 2
Counted from classified signed orders. A “1 of 1” is one ruling, not a tendency.
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Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
Rogers v. United States
· 1942-07-14
Appeal (defendant-appellant)
Denied
“The judgment is affirmed.”
MacDonald v. Hudspeth
· 1942-01-12
Habeas petition (petitioner-appellant)
Denied
“the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.”
Baker v. Hunter
· 1944-05-10
Habeas petition (petitioner-appellant)
Denied
“The judgment of the trial court is affirmed.”
Farris v. Hunter
· 1944-07-05
Habeas petition (petitioner-appellant)
Denied
“The judgment of the trial court is accordingly affirmed.”
Mosher v. Hunter
· 1944-07-03
Habeas petition (petitioner-appellant)
Denied
“The judgment is affirmed.”
Mitchell v. United States
· 1944-05-04
Appeal (defendant-appellant)
Denied
“The order denying motion to vacate is affirmed.”
McMahan v. Hunter
· 1945-07-21
Habeas petition (petitioner-appellant)
Denied
“the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.”
Blood v. Hunter
· 1945-06-25
Habeas petition (petitioner-appellant)
Denied
“The judgment is therefore affirmed.”
De Jordan v. Hudspeth
· 1943-08-27
Habeas petition (petitioner-appellant)
Moot / procedural
“The appeal should be dismissed.”
Gillespie v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
· 1945-10-29
Appeal (taxpayer-appellant)
Denied
“The judgment is affirmed.”
Garbutt v. Blanding Mines Co.
· 1945-11-05
Appeal (plaintiff-appellant)
Denied
“the judgment is therefore affirmed.”
United States v. 1851 Cartons of Frosted Fish
· 1945-01-08
Appeal (appellant-United-States)
Granted
“the judgment of the trial court is reversed.”
A historical record
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