Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr.
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1930. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1906–1986
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Harvard College 1927 · Harvard Law School 1930
- Succeeded
- Hugh Dean McLellan
- Succeeded by
- Levin Hicks Campbell
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | District of Massachusetts succeeded Hugh Dean McLellan | 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
| Harvard College | A.B. | 1927 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1930 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Wyzanski authored 166 published opinions for the court (1942–1980). Most cited: United States v. United Shoe MacHinery Corporation (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | United States v. United Shoe MacHinery Corporation | 89 F. Supp. 357 | 503 |
| 1963 | Lord v. Kelley | 223 F. Supp. 684 | 72 |
| 1953 | Textile Workers Union v. American Thread Co. | 113 F. Supp. 137 | 70 |
| 1969 | United States v. Sisson | 297 F. Supp. 902 | 64 |
| 1953 | United States v. O'CONNOR | 118 F. Supp. 248 | 62 |
| 1942 | Momand v. Universal Film Exchange, Inc. | 43 F. Supp. 996 | 62 |
| 1949 | Remar v. Clayton Securities Corporation | 81 F. Supp. 1014 | 61 |
| 1960 | Eisel v. Columbia Packing Company | 181 F. Supp. 298 | 55 |
| 1969 | Richards Ex Rel. Richards v. Thurston | 304 F. Supp. 449 | 53 |
| 1971 | Castro v. Beecher | 334 F. Supp. 930 | 49 |
| 1970 | McQueen v. Druker | 317 F. Supp. 1122 | 49 |
| 1943 | Crosby Steam Gage & Valve Co. v. Manning, Maxwell & Moore, Inc. | 51 F. Supp. 972 | 49 |
| 1942 | National Fruit Product Co. v. Dwinell-Wright Co. | 47 F. Supp. 499 | 45 |
| 1951 | Pomerantz v. Clark | 101 F. Supp. 341 | 42 |
| 1960 | United States v. Festa | 192 F. Supp. 160 | 41 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 166 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 Edward Wyzanski Jr.?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in 1941.
- Was Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr. was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 1941. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr. on?
- Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr. 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, photographer (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
See something wrong? Report an error. Fixes are logged in the corrections log.
44 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).