Edmund Port
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and confirmed by voice vote, Edmund Port was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 1929. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1906–1986
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Syracuse College of Law 1929
- Succeeded
- Stephen W. Brennan
- Succeeded by
- Howard G. Munson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Northern District of New York succeeded Stephen W. Brennan | L.B. Johnson (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
| Syracuse University College of Law | LL.B. | 1929 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Port authored 14 published opinions for the court (1965–1980). Most cited: Gaddis v. Wyman (52 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Gaddis v. Wyman | 304 F. Supp. 717 | 52 |
| 1977 | Oneida Indian Nation of New York State v. Oneida | 434 F. Supp. 527 | 40 |
| 1978 | Marshall v. Sam Dell's Dodge Corp. | 451 F. Supp. 294 | 34 |
| 1977 | Wilmorite, Inc. v. Eagan Real Estate, Inc. | 454 F. Supp. 1124 | 31 |
| 1969 | United States v. Merrell | 303 F. Supp. 490 | 14 |
| 1980 | Camire v. United States | 489 F. Supp. 998 | 8 |
| 1977 | Aldamuy v. Pirro | 436 F. Supp. 1005 | 8 |
| 1967 | Bates v. Merchants Mutual Insurance Company | 277 F. Supp. 308 | 8 |
| 1977 | Brookhaven Cable TV Inc. v. Kelly | 428 F. Supp. 1216 | 6 |
| 1968 | DeCrow v. Hotel Syracuse Corporation | 288 F. Supp. 530 | 6 |
| 1970 | Lane v. McGarry | 320 F. Supp. 562 | 4 |
| 1973 | Duffany v. Van Lare | 373 F. Supp. 1060 | 3 |
| 1969 | Endicott Trust Company v. United States | 305 F. Supp. 943 | 3 |
| 1965 | Keefe v. United States | 247 F. Supp. 589 | 3 |
Showing the 14 most-cited of 14 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 Edmund Port?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Edmund Port to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York in 1964.
- Was Edmund Port appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Edmund Port was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Edmund Port's confirmation vote?
- Edmund Port was confirmed by voice vote on July 1, 1964. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Edmund Port on?
- Edmund Port was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern 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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21 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).