Who appointed Edward Raymond Neaher?

President Richard M. Nixon appointed Edward Raymond Neaher to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in 1971.

Was Edward Raymond Neaher appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Edward Raymond Neaher was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Edward Raymond Neaher's confirmation vote?

Edward Raymond Neaher was confirmed by voice vote on July 22, 1971. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eastern District of New York / Appointed 1971 / Served to 1994

Edward Raymond Neaher

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

Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, Edward Raymond Neaher was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1943. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1912–1994
Appointed by: Richard M. Nixon, 1971
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Notre Dame 1937 · Fordham Law 1943
Succeeded: Joseph Carmine Zavatt
Succeeded by: Frank X. Altimari

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1971	Eastern District of New York succeeded Joseph Carmine Zavatt	Nixon (R)	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

University of Notre Dame	A.B.	1937
Fordham University School of Law	LL.B.	1943

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Neaher was assigned 69 district-court cases (1968–1980).

Criminal100%

Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.

In our data, Neaher authored 321 published opinions for the court (1971–1987). Most cited: E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. v. Yoshida International, Inc. (111 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1975	E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. v. Yoshida International, Inc.	393 F. Supp. 502	111
1972	Coca-Cola Company v. Gemini Rising, Inc.	346 F. Supp. 1183	66
1975	Weight Watchers of Quebec Ltd. v. Weight Watchers International, Inc.	398 F. Supp. 1047	63
1979	Janmort Leasing, Inc. v. Econo-Car International, Inc.	475 F. Supp. 1282	60
1978	Marshall v. Arlene Knitwear, Inc.	454 F. Supp. 715	57
1976	Sacklow v. Vecchione	407 F. Supp. 609	53
1974	Petroleo Brasileiro, SA, Petro. v. Ameropan Oil Corp.	372 F. Supp. 503	48
1975	Weight Watchers of Quebec Ltd. v. Weight Watchers International, Inc.	398 F. Supp. 1057	44
1981	Vantage Point, Inc. v. Parker Bros., Inc.	529 F. Supp. 1204	43
1976	Diehl & Sons, Inc. v. International Harvester Co.	426 F. Supp. 110	42
1974	United States Ex Rel. Smallwood v. LaValle	377 F. Supp. 1148	41
1976	Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical Co. v. Bollo	421 F. Supp. 908	37
1974	Selig v. Richardson	379 F. Supp. 594	32
1984	Matter of Featherworks Corp.	36 B.R. 460	31
1985	Larsen v. A.C. Carpenter, Inc.	620 F. Supp. 1084	30

Showing the 15 most-cited of 321 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 Raymond Neaher?: President Richard M. Nixon appointed Edward Raymond Neaher to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in 1971.
Was Edward Raymond Neaher appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Edward Raymond Neaher was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Edward Raymond Neaher's confirmation vote?: Edward Raymond Neaher was confirmed by voice vote on July 22, 1971. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Edward Raymond Neaher on?: Edward Raymond Neaher was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

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