Who appointed Bernard Newman?

President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Bernard Newman to the U.S. Customs Court in 1968.

Was Bernard Newman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Bernard Newman was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Bernard Newman's confirmation vote?

Bernard Newman was confirmed by voice vote on June 24, 1968. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

U.S. Court of International Trade / Appointed 1980 / Served to 1999

Bernard Newman

Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade

Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 and confirmed by voice vote, Bernard Newman was a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. He earned a law degree from New York University School of Law in 1929. He previously served on the U.S. Customs Court. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1907–1999
Appointed by: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1968
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: New York, Washington Square College 1928 · New York Law 1929
Succeeded by: Dominick L. DiCarlo

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1968	U.S. Customs Court succeeded Mary Honor Donlon	L.B. Johnson (D)	Voice vote
1980	U.S. Court of International Trade	Reassigned	–

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

New York University, Washington Square College	B.S.	1928
New York University School of Law	LL.B.	1929

Judicial Record

In our data, Newman authored 80 published opinions for the court (1972–1998). Most cited: British Steel Corp. v. United States (37 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
1984	British Steel Corp. v. United States	593 F. Supp. 405	37
1984	Luggage & Leather Goods Manufacturers of America, Inc. v. United States	588 F. Supp. 1413	29
1982	Brother Industries, Ltd. v. United States	540 F. Supp. 1341	28
1983	United States v. Goodman	572 F. Supp. 1284	26
1980	Di Jub Leasing Corp. v. United States	505 F. Supp. 1113	26
1978	Sprague Electric Co. v. United States	462 F. Supp. 966	24
1984	Silver Reed America, Inc. v. United States	581 F. Supp. 1290	23
1982	United States v. Biehl & Co.	539 F. Supp. 1218	23
1980	Smith-Corona Group, Consumer Products Division, SCM Corp. v. United States	507 F. Supp. 1015	22
1986	British Steel Corp. v. United States	632 F. Supp. 59	21
1981	Alberta Gas Chemicals, Inc. v. United States	515 F. Supp. 780	21
1985	Jeannette Sheet Glass Corp. v. United States	607 F. Supp. 123	20
1985	British Steel Corp. v. United States	605 F. Supp. 286	20
1983	Ceramica Regiomontana, S.A. v. United States	557 F. Supp. 596	20
1979	Alberta Gas Chemicals, Inc. v. Blumenthal	467 F. Supp. 1245	20

Showing the 15 most-cited of 80 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 Bernard Newman?: President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Bernard Newman to the U.S. Customs Court in 1968.
Was Bernard Newman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Bernard Newman was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Bernard Newman's confirmation vote?: Bernard Newman was confirmed by voice vote on June 24, 1968. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Bernard Newman on?: Bernard Newman was a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade.

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18 years on the U.S. Court of International Trade. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).