Who appointed Albert Branson Maris?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Albert Branson Maris to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1938.

Was Albert Branson Maris appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Albert Branson Maris was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Albert Branson Maris's confirmation vote?

Albert Branson Maris was confirmed by voice vote on June 16, 1938. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Third Circuit / Appointed 1938 / Served to 1989

Albert Branson Maris

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

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938 and confirmed by voice vote, Albert Branson Maris was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He earned a law degree from Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) in 1918. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1893–1989
Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1938
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Temple Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) 1918
Succeeded: Victor Baynard Woolley
Succeeded by: Phillip Forman

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1936	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	F.D. Roosevelt (D)	Voice vote
1938	Third Circuit succeeded Victor Baynard Woolley	F.D. Roosevelt (D)	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

Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law)	LL.B.	1918
Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry		1926

Judicial Record

In our data, Maris authored 28 published opinions for the court (1937–1946). Most cited: Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. A. & P. Radio Stores, Inc. (44 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
1937	Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. A. & P. Radio Stores, Inc.	20 F. Supp. 703	44
1940	United States v. Follette	32 F. Supp. 953	43
1943	United States v. Pullman Co.	50 F. Supp. 123	39
1937	Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Segaritis	20 F. Supp. 739	27
1938	Henry Holt & Co. v. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co.	23 F. Supp. 302	25
1938	United States v. 133 Cases of Tomato Paste	22 F. Supp. 515	23
1937	Penrose v. United States	18 F. Supp. 413	22
1937	Luckenbach S. S. Co. v. Norton	21 F. Supp. 707	19
1937	Gobitis v. Minersville School Dist.	21 F. Supp. 581	17
1938	Gobitis v. Minersville School Dist.	24 F. Supp. 271	14
1939	Herman v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York	108 F.2d 678	11
1937	Nakken Patents Corporation v. Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.	21 F. Supp. 336	9
1937	McFadden v. United States	20 F. Supp. 625	9
1937	Diamond Full Fashioned Hosiery Co. v. Leader	20 F. Supp. 467	7
1946	United States v. Pullman Co.	64 F. Supp. 108	6

Showing the 15 most-cited of 28 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 Albert Branson Maris?: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Albert Branson Maris to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1938.
Was Albert Branson Maris appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Albert Branson Maris was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Albert Branson Maris's confirmation vote?: Albert Branson Maris was confirmed by voice vote on June 16, 1938. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Albert Branson Maris on?: Albert Branson Maris was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

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50 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).