Vogel was nominated by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 15, 1941, to a seat on the
United States District Court for the District of North Dakota vacated by Judge
Andrew Miller. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate on October 27, 1941, and received his commission on October 30, 1941. He served as Chief Judge in 1954. His service was terminated on August 20, 1954, due to his elevation to the Eighth Circuit. As of 2025, Vogel is the last judge for the District of North Dakota to have been appointed by a Democratic president. Vogel was nominated by President
Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 16, 1954, to a seat on the
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated by Judge
Walter Garrett Riddick. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 18, 1954, and received his commission on August 20, 1954. He served as Chief Judge from 1965 to 1968 and as a member of the
Judicial Conference of the United States from 1965 to 1967. He assumed
senior status on February 20, 1968. His service was terminated on September 8, 1980, due to his death. ==References==