Who appointed Edward Lawrence Leahy?

President Harry S Truman appointed Edward Lawrence Leahy to the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island in 1951.

Was Edward Lawrence Leahy appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Edward Lawrence Leahy 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 Lawrence Leahy's confirmation vote?

Edward Lawrence Leahy was confirmed by voice vote on January 2, 1951. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Rhode Island / Appointed 1951 / Served to 1953

Edward Lawrence Leahy

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1951 and confirmed by voice vote, Edward Lawrence Leahy was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. He earned a law degree from Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center) in 1908. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1886–1953
Appointed by: Harry S Truman, 1951
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown Law Center) 1908
Succeeded: John Patrick Hartigan
Succeeded by: Edward William Day

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1951	District of Rhode Island succeeded John Patrick Hartigan	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

Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center)

LL.B.

1908

Judicial Record

In our data, Leahy authored 4 published opinions for the court (1952–1953). Most cited: Berger v. Dyson (8 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1953	Berger v. Dyson	111 F. Supp. 533	8
1953	Potter v. United States	111 F. Supp. 585	6
1952	Illinois State Trust Co. v. Conaty	104 F. Supp. 729	5
1952	Norton v. the Evan N	109 F. Supp. 505	4

Showing the 4 most-cited of 4 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 Lawrence Leahy?: President Harry S Truman appointed Edward Lawrence Leahy to the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island in 1951.
Was Edward Lawrence Leahy appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Edward Lawrence Leahy 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 Lawrence Leahy's confirmation vote?: Edward Lawrence Leahy was confirmed by voice vote on January 2, 1951. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Edward Lawrence Leahy on?: Edward Lawrence Leahy was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.

Sources

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