Emerich B. Freed
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941 and confirmed by voice vote, Emerich B. Freed was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) School of Law in 1920. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1897–1955
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Western Reserve (now Case Western Reserve University) 1918 · Western Reserve (now Case Western Reserve University) Law 1920
- Succeeded by
- Paul Charles Weick
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Northern District of Ohio | F.D. Roosevelt (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
| Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) | A.B. | 1918 |
| Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) School of Law | LL.B. | 1920 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Freed authored 22 published opinions for the court (1942–1952). Most cited: McDonough v. Buckeye S. S. Co. (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | McDonough v. Buckeye S. S. Co. | 103 F. Supp. 473 | 33 |
| 1949 | United States v. Timken Roller Bearing Co. | 83 F. Supp. 284 | 31 |
| 1950 | United States v. Lorain Journal Co. | 92 F. Supp. 794 | 23 |
| 1952 | Hadden v. Barrow, Wade, Guthrie & Co. | 105 F. Supp. 530 | 22 |
| 1948 | McComb v. Factory Stores Co. of Cleveland | 81 F. Supp. 403 | 17 |
| 1943 | Smith v. Stark Trucking, Inc. | 53 F. Supp. 826 | 13 |
| 1952 | G. & P. AMUSEMENT CO. v. Regent Theater Co. | 107 F. Supp. 453 | 12 |
| 1942 | Ranallo v. Hinman Bros. Const. Co. | 49 F. Supp. 920 | 12 |
| 1951 | Hadden v. Small | 145 F. Supp. 387 | 10 |
| 1950 | Wells v. Place | 92 F. Supp. 477 | 10 |
| 1942 | Kelley Island Lime & Transport Co. v. City of Cleveland | 47 F. Supp. 533 | 10 |
| 1950 | Spence v. Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. | 89 F. Supp. 823 | 9 |
| 1948 | Willett v. Union Pac. R. Co. | 76 F. Supp. 903 | 7 |
| 1942 | United States Ex Rel. Pappis v. Tomlinson | 45 F. Supp. 447 | 7 |
| 1948 | Balazs v. Anderson | 77 F. Supp. 612 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 22 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 Emerich B. Freed?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Emerich B. Freed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1941.
- Was Emerich B. Freed appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Emerich B. Freed was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Emerich B. Freed's confirmation vote?
- Emerich B. Freed was confirmed by voice vote on October 2, 1941. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Emerich B. Freed on?
- Emerich B. Freed was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).