Who appointed Dudley Baldwin Bonsal?

President John F. Kennedy appointed Dudley Baldwin Bonsal to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1962.

Was Dudley Baldwin Bonsal appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Dudley Baldwin Bonsal was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Dudley Baldwin Bonsal's confirmation vote?

Dudley Baldwin Bonsal was confirmed by voice vote on March 16, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Southern District of New York / Appointed 1962 / Served to 1995

Dudley Baldwin Bonsal

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, Dudley Baldwin Bonsal was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1930. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1906–1995
Appointed by: John F. Kennedy, 1962
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Dartmouth College 1927 · Harvard Law School 1930
Succeeded by: Pierre Nelson Leval

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1962	Southern District of New York	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

Dartmouth College	A.B.	1927
Harvard Law School	LL.B.	1930

Judicial Record

In our data, Bonsal authored 183 published opinions for the court (1962–1986). Most cited: Stockwell v. Reynolds & Co. (70 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1965	Stockwell v. Reynolds & Co.	252 F. Supp. 215	70
1966	Securities and Exchange Commission v. Texas Gulf Sulphur Company	258 F. Supp. 262	54
1970	Securities & Exchange Commission v. Texas Gulf Sulphur Co.	312 F. Supp. 77	52
1962	Jean Patou, Inc. v. Jacqueline Cochran, Inc.	201 F. Supp. 861	51
1969	Jaekel v. United States	304 F. Supp. 993	50
1967	Entel v. Allen	270 F. Supp. 60	49
1968	Fidelis Corporation v. Litton Industries, Inc.	293 F. Supp. 164	47
1968	Maheu v. Reynolds & Co.	282 F. Supp. 423	42
1977	Y4 Design, Ltd. v. Regensteiner Publishing Enterprises, Inc.	428 F. Supp. 1067	37
1967	Carle & Montanari, Inc. v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.	275 F. Supp. 76	35
1973	United States v. Local 638, Enterprise Ass'n of Steam, Hot Water, Hydraulic Sprinkler, Pneumatic Tube, Compressed Air, Ice MacHine, Air Conditioning & General Pipefitters	360 F. Supp. 979	31
1967	Kissinger v. New York City Transit Authority	274 F. Supp. 438	31
1984	Accusystems, Inc. v. Honeywell Information Systems, Inc.	580 F. Supp. 474	30
1975	Pesin v. Goldman, Sachs & Co.	397 F. Supp. 392	27
1963	New Park Mining Company v. Cranmer	225 F. Supp. 261	25

Showing the 15 most-cited of 183 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 Dudley Baldwin Bonsal?: President John F. Kennedy appointed Dudley Baldwin Bonsal to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1962.
Was Dudley Baldwin Bonsal appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Dudley Baldwin Bonsal was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Dudley Baldwin Bonsal's confirmation vote?: Dudley Baldwin Bonsal was confirmed by voice vote on March 16, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Dudley Baldwin Bonsal on?: Dudley Baldwin Bonsal was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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33 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).