Arthur Daniel Healey
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941 and confirmed by voice vote, Arthur Daniel Healey was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He earned a law degree from Boston University School of Law in 1913. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1889–1948
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Boston Law 1913
- Succeeded
- Elisha Hume Brewster
- Succeeded by
- William T. McCarthy
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | District of Massachusetts succeeded Elisha Hume Brewster | 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
| Boston University School of Law | LL.B. | 1913 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Healey authored 14 published opinions for the court (1942–1948). Most cited: Godfrey v. Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates (28 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Godfrey v. Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates | 71 F. Supp. 175 | 28 |
| 1943 | Mulcahy v. Whitehill | 48 F. Supp. 917 | 19 |
| 1943 | United States v. Armour & Co. of Delaware | 50 F. Supp. 347 | 15 |
| 1947 | Olin Industries, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board | 72 F. Supp. 225 | 14 |
| 1942 | United States v. Ganz | 48 F. Supp. 323 | 11 |
| 1947 | Polchlopek v. American News Co. | 73 F. Supp. 309 | 9 |
| 1943 | American Optical Co. v. New Jersey Optical Co. | 50 F. Supp. 806 | 9 |
| 1943 | Proctor v. Hassett | 52 F. Supp. 12 | 8 |
| 1947 | In Re United Shoe MacHinery Corporation | 73 F. Supp. 207 | 7 |
| 1942 | Plourde v. Massachusetts Cities Realty Co. | 47 F. Supp. 668 | 7 |
| 1948 | Lemaire v. United States | 76 F. Supp. 498 | 4 |
| 1945 | Agricultural Ins. Co. v. the Lido of Worcester | 63 F. Supp. 799 | 4 |
| 1943 | Cosgrove v. Wickard | 49 F. Supp. 232 | 2 |
| 1948 | Gray v. United States | 77 F. Supp. 869 | 1 |
Showing the 14 most-cited of 14 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 Arthur Daniel Healey?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Arthur Daniel Healey to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in 1941.
- Was Arthur Daniel Healey appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Arthur Daniel Healey was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Arthur Daniel Healey's confirmation vote?
- Arthur Daniel Healey was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 1941. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Arthur Daniel Healey on?
- Arthur Daniel Healey was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Harris & Ewing (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 Massachusetts. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).