Alfred Egidio Modarelli
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1951 and confirmed by voice vote, Alfred Egidio Modarelli was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1922. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1898–1957
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1951
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Columbia 1920 · Columbia Law School 1922
- Succeeded by
- Mendon Morrill
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | District of New Jersey | Truman (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
| Columbia University | A.B. | 1920 |
| Columbia University | A.M. | 1922 |
| Columbia Law School | LL.M. | 1922 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Modarelli authored 23 published opinions for the court (1950–1957). Most cited: Pollack v. City of Newark, NJ (33 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Pollack v. City of Newark, NJ | 147 F. Supp. 35 | 33 |
| 1955 | Old Colony Insurance Company v. Lampert | 129 F. Supp. 545 | 16 |
| 1952 | Peter Holding Co. v. Le Roy Foods, Inc. | 107 F. Supp. 56 | 16 |
| 1951 | Modern Tool Corp. v. Pennsylvania R. Co. | 100 F. Supp. 595 | 15 |
| 1955 | United States Ex Rel. Glickfeld v. Krendel | 136 F. Supp. 276 | 14 |
| 1955 | Barber Oil Corporation v. Manning | 135 F. Supp. 451 | 13 |
| 1957 | United States v. Ringwood Iron Mines, Inc. | 151 F. Supp. 421 | 12 |
| 1957 | Dorney v. Dairymen's League Cooperative Ass'n | 149 F. Supp. 615 | 12 |
| 1953 | Ark-Tenn Distributing Corp. v. Breidt | 110 F. Supp. 644 | 12 |
| 1952 | United States v. White | 104 F. Supp. 120 | 12 |
| 1957 | Evening News Publishing Co. v. Allied Newspaper Carriers | 149 F. Supp. 460 | 11 |
| 1953 | Edward B. Marks Music Corp. v. Borst Music Pub. Co. | 110 F. Supp. 913 | 11 |
| 1953 | Joseph Bancroft & Sons Co. v. Brewster Finishing Co. | 113 F. Supp. 714 | 9 |
| 1956 | United States v. Keller | 145 F. Supp. 692 | 8 |
| 1954 | Bierman v. Marcus | 122 F. Supp. 250 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 23 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 Egidio Modarelli?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Alfred Egidio Modarelli to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1951.
- Was Alfred Egidio Modarelli appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Alfred Egidio Modarelli was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Alfred Egidio Modarelli's confirmation vote?
- Alfred Egidio Modarelli was confirmed by voice vote on January 2, 1951. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Alfred Egidio Modarelli on?
- Alfred Egidio Modarelli 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
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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6 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).