Who appointed Elisha Avery Crary?

President John F. Kennedy appointed Elisha Avery Crary to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 1962.

Was Elisha Avery Crary appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Elisha Avery Crary was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Elisha Avery Crary's confirmation vote?

Elisha Avery Crary was confirmed by voice vote on August 25, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Central District of California / Appointed 1966 / Served to 1978

Elisha Avery Crary

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, Elisha Avery Crary was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. He earned a law degree from University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law) in 1929. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1905–1978
Appointed by: John F. Kennedy, 1962
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Southern California 1929 · University of Southern California Law School (now Gould Law) 1929
Succeeded by: Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1962	Southern District of California succeeded Ernest Allen Tolin	Kennedy (D)	Voice vote
1966	Central District of California	Reassigned	–

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 Southern California	B.A.	1929
University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law)	J.D.	1929

Judicial Record

In our data, Crary authored 26 published opinions for the court (1962–1977). Most cited: Baker v. Downey City Board of Education (29 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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	Baker v. Downey City Board of Education	307 F. Supp. 517	29
1963	Garrison v. General Motors Corporation	213 F. Supp. 515	28
1967	Harvey Aluminum v. United Steelworkers of America	263 F. Supp. 488	22
1965	United States v. Dalitz	248 F. Supp. 238	13
1966	International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers v. Aerojet-General Corp.	263 F. Supp. 343	12
1964	Diaz v. Chatterton	229 F. Supp. 19	11
1966	Lesser Towers, Inc. v. Roscoe-Ajax Construction Co.	258 F. Supp. 1005	10
1965	In Re Chappel	243 F. Supp. 417	10
1970	Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc. v. City of Burbank	318 F. Supp. 914	9
1964	Wells v. State of California	234 F. Supp. 467	9
1962	Hooker v. Raytheon Company	212 F. Supp. 687	9
1968	Plant Industries, Inc. v. Coleman	287 F. Supp. 636	8
1966	Herman v. Eagle Star Insurance Company	283 F. Supp. 33	8
1963	Max Factor & Co. v. Factor	226 F. Supp. 120	8
1963	Glucksman v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.	219 F. Supp. 767	8

Showing the 15 most-cited of 26 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 Elisha Avery Crary?: President John F. Kennedy appointed Elisha Avery Crary to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 1962.
Was Elisha Avery Crary appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Elisha Avery Crary was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Elisha Avery Crary's confirmation vote?: Elisha Avery Crary was confirmed by voice vote on August 25, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Elisha Avery Crary on?: Elisha Avery Crary was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Sources

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