Edward Jordan Dimock
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1951 and confirmed by voice vote, Edward Jordan Dimock 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 1914. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1890–1986
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1951
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Yale College 1911 · Harvard Law School 1914
- Succeeded
- George Murray Hulbert
- Succeeded by
- Edward Cochrane McLean
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Southern District of New York succeeded George Murray Hulbert | 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
| Yale College | A.B. | 1911 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1914 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Dimock authored 109 published opinions for the court (1951–1965). Most cited: Eisenberg v. Commercial Union Assurance Company (45 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Eisenberg v. Commercial Union Assurance Company | 189 F. Supp. 500 | 45 |
| 1962 | International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union v. Shields & Co. | 209 F. Supp. 145 | 39 |
| 1953 | United States v. Wessel, Duval & Co. | 115 F. Supp. 678 | 35 |
| 1961 | Banco Nacional De Cuba v. Sabbatino | 193 F. Supp. 375 | 31 |
| 1959 | Rose v. Bourne, Inc. | 176 F. Supp. 605 | 29 |
| 1953 | Zielinski v. Empresa Hondurena De Vapores | 113 F. Supp. 93 | 29 |
| 1955 | Rosen v. Alleghany Corporation | 133 F. Supp. 858 | 28 |
| 1961 | United States v. Hughes | 195 F. Supp. 795 | 26 |
| 1961 | Skouras Theatres Corp. v. Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corp. | 193 F. Supp. 401 | 26 |
| 1960 | Lehmann Trading Corporation v. J & H STOLOW, INC. | 184 F. Supp. 21 | 25 |
| 1954 | United States v. Alberti | 120 F. Supp. 171 | 25 |
| 1955 | Stella Ex Rel. Kaiser-Frazer Corp. v. Graham-Paige Motors Corp. | 132 F. Supp. 100 | 24 |
| 1955 | United States v. Flynn | 130 F. Supp. 412 | 24 |
| 1953 | Petroleum Financial Corp. v. Stone | 116 F. Supp. 426 | 24 |
| 1953 | Federal Ins. v. American Export Lines, Inc. | 113 F. Supp. 540 | 24 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 109 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 Jordan Dimock?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Edward Jordan Dimock to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1951.
- Was Edward Jordan Dimock appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Edward Jordan Dimock 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 Jordan Dimock's confirmation vote?
- Edward Jordan Dimock was confirmed by voice vote on July 10, 1951. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Edward Jordan Dimock on?
- Edward Jordan Dimock was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern 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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34 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).