Who appointed Daniel John Snyder Jr.?

President Richard M. Nixon appointed Daniel John Snyder Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1973.

Was Daniel John Snyder Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Daniel John Snyder Jr. was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Daniel John Snyder Jr.'s confirmation vote?

Daniel John Snyder Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on April 10, 1973. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Western District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 1973 / Served to 1980

Daniel John Snyder Jr.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1973 and confirmed by voice vote, Daniel John Snyder Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1940. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1916–1980
Appointed by: Richard M. Nixon, 1973
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: College of Wooster 1937 · University of Pittsburgh Law 1940
Succeeded: Joseph Francis Weis Jr.
Succeeded by: Glenn Everell Mencer

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1973	Western District of Pennsylvania succeeded Joseph Francis Weis Jr.	Nixon (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

College of Wooster	A.B.	1937
University of Pittsburgh School of Law	LL.B.	1940

Judicial Record

In our data, Snyder authored 94 published opinions for the court (1973–1980). Most cited: Haun v. Retail Credit Co. (44 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1976	Haun v. Retail Credit Co.	420 F. Supp. 859	44
1975	Rau v. Darling's Drug Store, Inc.	388 F. Supp. 877	26
1977	Constructors Assoc. of Western PA. v. Kreps	441 F. Supp. 936	24
1973	Spatz v. Nascone	368 F. Supp. 352	23
1980	General Warehousemen & Employees Union Local No. 636 v. J. C. Penney Co.	484 F. Supp. 130	22
1976	Miller Electric Construction, Inc. v. Devine Lighting Co.	421 F. Supp. 1020	22
1973	Spatz v. Nascone	364 F. Supp. 967	22
1978	Miller v. Bare	457 F. Supp. 1359	19
1978	United Steelworkers of America v. Interpace Corp.	447 F. Supp. 387	19
1974	Thomas v. Penn Central Company	379 F. Supp. 24	17
1975	Pritts v. Walter Lowery Trucking Company	400 F. Supp. 867	16
1978	Can-Tex Industries v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America	460 F. Supp. 1022	15
1977	McAdams v. Thermal Industries, Inc.	428 F. Supp. 156	15
1976	Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, Region 6	407 F. Supp. 1124	14
1979	Goodwin v. City of Pittsburgh	480 F. Supp. 627	13

Showing the 15 most-cited of 94 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 Daniel John Snyder Jr.?: President Richard M. Nixon appointed Daniel John Snyder Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1973.
Was Daniel John Snyder Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Daniel John Snyder Jr. was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Daniel John Snyder Jr.'s confirmation vote?: Daniel John Snyder Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on April 10, 1973. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Daniel John Snyder Jr. on?: Daniel John Snyder Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

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7 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).