Who appointed Edward Matthew Curran?

President Harry S Truman appointed Edward Matthew Curran to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 1947.

Was Edward Matthew Curran appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Edward Matthew Curran was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Edward Matthew Curran's confirmation vote?

Edward Matthew Curran was confirmed by voice vote on February 3, 1947. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Columbia / Appointed 1947 / Served to 1988

Edward Matthew Curran

Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1947 and confirmed by voice vote, Edward Matthew Curran was an Associate Justice on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He earned a law degree from Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in 1927. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1903–1988
Appointed by: Harry S Truman, 1947
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Maine 1928 · Catholic of America, Columbus Law 1927
Succeeded: Daniel William O'Donoghue
Succeeded by: Charles Robert Richey

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1947	District of Columbia succeeded Daniel William O'Donoghue	Truman (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

Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law	LL.B.	1927
University of Maine	A.B.	1928

Judicial Record

In our data, Curran authored 17 published opinions for the court (1947–1982). Most cited: In Re Poff (33 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1955	In Re Poff	135 F. Supp. 224	33
1958	Merritt Corporation v. Folsom	165 F. Supp. 418	23
1971	Gomez v. Wilson	323 F. Supp. 87	22
1964	United States v. Laughlin	226 F. Supp. 112	16
1969	United States v. Hinkle	307 F. Supp. 117	13
1963	United States v. Laughlin	223 F. Supp. 623	11
1947	American Security & Trust Co. v. Sullivan	72 F. Supp. 925	11
1973	Fisher v. Renegotiation Board	355 F. Supp. 1171	9
1957	Shell Development Company v. Watson	149 F. Supp. 279	9
1957	Rem-Cru Titanium, Inc. v. Watson	152 F. Supp. 282	7
1968	Smallwood v. Clifford	286 F. Supp. 97	6
1978	Watt v. United States	444 F. Supp. 1191	5
1973	Hicks v. United States	357 F. Supp. 434	4
1956	Rem-Cru Titanium, Inc. v. Watson	147 F. Supp. 915	4
1982	Home Health Care, Inc. v. Schweiker	542 F. Supp. 1378	2

Showing the 15 most-cited of 17 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 Edward Matthew Curran?: President Harry S Truman appointed Edward Matthew Curran to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 1947.
Was Edward Matthew Curran appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Edward Matthew Curran was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Edward Matthew Curran's confirmation vote?: Edward Matthew Curran was confirmed by voice vote on February 3, 1947. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Edward Matthew Curran on?: Edward Matthew Curran was an Associate Justice on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

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