Charles William Kraft Jr.
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles William Kraft Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1927. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1903–2002
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania 1924 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1927
- Succeeded by
- Clarence Charles Newcomer
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Eisenhower (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
| University of Pennsylvania | A.B. | 1924 |
| University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) | LL.B. | 1927 |
| University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) | J.D. | 1930 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Kraft authored 61 published opinions for the court (1955–1971). Most cited: Goldlawr, Incorporated v. Shubert (42 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Goldlawr, Incorporated v. Shubert | 169 F. Supp. 677 | 42 |
| 1962 | United States v. General Electric Company | 209 F. Supp. 197 | 40 |
| 1958 | United States v. Quirk | 167 F. Supp. 462 | 35 |
| 1967 | School Dist. of Philadelphia v. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. | 267 F. Supp. 1001 | 30 |
| 1957 | Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance v. Car & General Insurance | 152 F. Supp. 477 | 30 |
| 1957 | Wilt v. Smack | 147 F. Supp. 700 | 30 |
| 1959 | Litwinowicz v. Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company | 179 F. Supp. 812 | 29 |
| 1961 | Reading Company v. Pope & Talbot, Inc. | 192 F. Supp. 663 | 28 |
| 1962 | Carlton Properties, Inc. v. Crescent City Leasing Corp. | 212 F. Supp. 370 | 24 |
| 1967 | School Dist. of Philadelphia v. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. | 267 F. Supp. 1006 | 22 |
| 1963 | United States v. Clarke | 220 F. Supp. 905 | 22 |
| 1969 | Sellers v. Time Inc. | 299 F. Supp. 582 | 21 |
| 1963 | Rosen v. Albern Color Research, Inc. | 218 F. Supp. 473 | 20 |
| 1958 | Hankinson v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company | 160 F. Supp. 709 | 20 |
| 1962 | United States v. Goldberg | 206 F. Supp. 394 | 19 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 61 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 Charles William Kraft Jr.?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Charles William Kraft Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1956.
- Was Charles William Kraft Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles William Kraft Jr. was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles William Kraft Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Charles William Kraft Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on March 28, 1956. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles William Kraft Jr. on?
- Charles William Kraft Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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45 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).