Alfred James Lechner Jr.
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 and confirmed by voice vote, Alfred James Lechner Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He earned a law degree from Notre Dame Law School in 1972. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1948 · age 78
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1986
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Xavier, Ohio 1969 · Notre Dame Law School 1972
- Succeeded
- Frederick Bernard Lacey
- Succeeded by
- Jose L. Linares
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | District of New Jersey succeeded Frederick Bernard Lacey | Reagan (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
| Xavier University, Ohio | B.S. | 1969 |
| Notre Dame Law School | J.D. | 1972 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Lechner was assigned 3,979 district-court cases (1983–2009). Median time from filing to termination: 124 days across 3,975 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Lechner authored 206 published opinions for the court (1986–2001). Most cited: Cammer v. Bloom (199 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Cammer v. Bloom | 711 F. Supp. 1264 | 199 |
| 1993 | Ricoh Co., Ltd. v. Honeywell, Inc. | 817 F. Supp. 473 | 108 |
| 1993 | Tonka Corp. v. Rose Art Industries, Inc. | 836 F. Supp. 200 | 92 |
| 1998 | Tischio v. Bontex, Inc. | 16 F. Supp. 2d 511 | 88 |
| 1993 | Database America, Inc. v. Bellsouth Advertising & Publishing Corp. | 825 F. Supp. 1216 | 82 |
| 1993 | Alexander v. Primerica Holdings, Inc. | 822 F. Supp. 1099 | 82 |
| 1993 | Bermingham v. Sony Corp. of America, Inc. | 820 F. Supp. 834 | 78 |
| 2001 | In Re Nice Systems, Ltd. Securities Litigation | 135 F. Supp. 2d 551 | 69 |
| 1991 | Glenside West Corp. v. Exxon Co., USA | 761 F. Supp. 1100 | 64 |
| 1998 | Jews for Jesus v. Brodsky | 993 F. Supp. 282 | 58 |
| 1992 | Kaufman v. Provident Life & Casualty Insurance | 828 F. Supp. 275 | 57 |
| 1998 | In Re MobileMedia Securities Litigation | 28 F. Supp. 2d 901 | 55 |
| 1990 | American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. MCI Communications Corp. | 736 F. Supp. 1294 | 52 |
| 2001 | In Re Safety Components, Inc. Securities Litigation | 166 F. Supp. 2d 72 | 51 |
| 1999 | Lawrence v. Xerox Corp. | 56 F. Supp. 2d 442 | 51 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 206 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 James Lechner Jr.?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Alfred James Lechner Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1986.
- Was Alfred James Lechner Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Alfred James Lechner Jr. was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Alfred James Lechner Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Alfred James Lechner Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on June 6, 1986. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Alfred James Lechner Jr. on?
- Alfred James Lechner Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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15 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).