Charles Joseph McNamee
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1951 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Joseph McNamee was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from Cleveland Law School (now Cleveland-Marshall College of Law) in 1917. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1890–1964
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1951
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Cleveland Law School (now Cleveland-Marshall College of Law) 1917
- Succeeded
- Robert Nugen Wilkin
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Northern District of Ohio succeeded Robert Nugen Wilkin | 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
| Cleveland Law School (now Cleveland-Marshall College of Law) | LL.B. | 1917 |
Judicial Record
In our data, McNamee authored 33 published opinions for the court (1952–1963). Most cited: Connelly v. Balkwill (47 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Connelly v. Balkwill | 174 F. Supp. 49 | 47 |
| 1953 | New American Library of World Literature, Inc. v. Allen | 114 F. Supp. 823 | 26 |
| 1954 | United States v. Pierce | 124 F. Supp. 264 | 22 |
| 1961 | Todaro v. Pederson | 205 F. Supp. 612 | 21 |
| 1952 | United States v. Di Carlo | 102 F. Supp. 597 | 20 |
| 1956 | United States v. Insurance Board of Cleveland | 144 F. Supp. 684 | 18 |
| 1961 | Pipe Welding Supply Co. Inc. v. Gas Atmospheres, Inc. | 201 F. Supp. 191 | 15 |
| 1962 | Preformed Line Products Co. v. Fanner Manufacturing Co. | 225 F. Supp. 762 | 14 |
| 1961 | EW Bliss Company v. United States | 203 F. Supp. 175 | 14 |
| 1963 | EW Bliss Company v. United States | 224 F. Supp. 374 | 13 |
| 1958 | Berkwitz v. Humphrey | 163 F. Supp. 78 | 13 |
| 1959 | Sperry Products, Inc. v. Aluminum Company of America | 171 F. Supp. 901 | 12 |
| 1957 | Papazian v. American Steel & Wire Co. of New Jersey | 155 F. Supp. 111 | 12 |
| 1953 | Richman Bros. v. Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America | 114 F. Supp. 185 | 12 |
| 1962 | Portaro v. American Guarantee and Liability Ins. Co. | 210 F. Supp. 411 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 33 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 Joseph McNamee?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Charles Joseph McNamee to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1951.
- Was Charles Joseph McNamee appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles Joseph McNamee was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles Joseph McNamee's confirmation vote?
- Charles Joseph McNamee was confirmed by voice vote on March 6, 1951. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles Joseph McNamee on?
- Charles Joseph McNamee was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
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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13 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).