Charles Henry Tenney
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1963 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Henry Tenney was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1936. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1911–1994
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1963
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Yale 1933 · Yale Law School 1936
- Succeeded
- Alexander Bicks
- Succeeded by
- John Emilio Sprizzo
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Southern District of New York succeeded Alexander Bicks | Kennedy (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
| Yale University | A.B. | 1933 |
| Yale Law School | LL.B. | 1936 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Tenney was assigned 72 district-court cases (1978–1993). Median time from filing to termination: 966 days across 72 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Tenney authored 382 published opinions for the court (1964–1994). Most cited: Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. United States Plywood Corp. (503 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. United States Plywood Corp. | 318 F. Supp. 1116 | 503 |
| 1980 | Doe v. United States Civil Service Commission | 483 F. Supp. 539 | 65 |
| 1966 | Littlehale v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. | 268 F. Supp. 791 | 65 |
| 1978 | Yessenin-Volpin v. Novosti Press Agency | 443 F. Supp. 849 | 58 |
| 1967 | Miller v. Steinbach | 268 F. Supp. 255 | 57 |
| 1985 | Brener v. Becker Paribas Inc. | 628 F. Supp. 442 | 56 |
| 1967 | United States v. Leighton | 265 F. Supp. 27 | 55 |
| 1984 | Williamsburg Fair Housing Committee v. Ross-Rodney Housing Corp. | 599 F. Supp. 509 | 54 |
| 1970 | Interstate Steel Corporation v. SS\ | 317 F. Supp. 112 | 53 |
| 1977 | Ideal Toy Corp. v. Kenner Products Division of General Mills Fun Group, Inc. | 443 F. Supp. 291 | 51 |
| 1968 | Colon v. Tompkins Square Neighbors, Inc. | 294 F. Supp. 134 | 49 |
| 1966 | United States v. Tucker | 262 F. Supp. 305 | 46 |
| 1988 | Nikkal Industries, Ltd. v. Salton, Inc. | 689 F. Supp. 187 | 45 |
| 1971 | Bass v. Rockefeller | 331 F. Supp. 945 | 45 |
| 1965 | Blazon, Inc. v. DeLuxe Game Corp. | 268 F. Supp. 416 | 45 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 382 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 Henry Tenney?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed Charles Henry Tenney to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1963.
- Was Charles Henry Tenney appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles Henry Tenney was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles Henry Tenney's confirmation vote?
- Charles Henry Tenney was confirmed by voice vote on December 5, 1963. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles Henry Tenney on?
- Charles Henry Tenney was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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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30 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).