Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr.
Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1929 and confirmed by voice vote, Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1880–1957
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover, 1929
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Yale 1901
- Succeeded by
- David Norton Edelstein
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Southern District of New York | Hoover (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
Judicial Record
In our data, Coxe authored 63 published opinions for the court (1929–1950). Most cited: In Re Paramount-Publix Corporation (45 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | In Re Paramount-Publix Corporation | 12 F. Supp. 823 | 45 |
| 1949 | De Sairigne v. Gould | 83 F. Supp. 270 | 35 |
| 1939 | Kenealy v. Texas Co. | 29 F. Supp. 502 | 35 |
| 1948 | Montague v. Electronic Corporation of America | 76 F. Supp. 933 | 27 |
| 1941 | Kahn v. Cecelia Co. | 40 F. Supp. 878 | 25 |
| 1941 | Geismar v. Bond & Goodwin, Inc. | 40 F. Supp. 876 | 16 |
| 1950 | United Artists Corp. v. Ancore Amusement Corp. | 91 F. Supp. 132 | 15 |
| 1950 | Alcoa Steamship Co. v. United States | 94 F. Supp. 406 | 14 |
| 1934 | Patten v. Superior Talking Pictures, Inc. | 8 F. Supp. 196 | 14 |
| 1948 | Ewen v. Peoria & E. Ry. Co. | 78 F. Supp. 312 | 13 |
| 1947 | Markham v. Taylor | 70 F. Supp. 202 | 13 |
| 1950 | Field v. True Comics, Inc. | 89 F. Supp. 611 | 12 |
| 1948 | Appel v. Levine | 85 F. Supp. 240 | 12 |
| 1938 | Sure-Fit Products Co. v. Fry Products, Inc. | 23 F. Supp. 610 | 12 |
| 1937 | In Re United Cigar Stores Co. of America | 21 F. Supp. 869 | 12 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 63 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 Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr.?
- President Herbert Hoover appointed Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1929.
- Was Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr. was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on April 29, 1929. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr. on?
- Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Bcoxewiki (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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28 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).