Frank Cooper
Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1920 and confirmed by voice vote, Frank Cooper was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1869–1946
- Appointed by
- Woodrow Wilson, 1920
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Union College 1893
- Succeeded by
- Stephen W. Brennan
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Northern District of New York | Wilson (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
| Union College | A.B. | 1893 |
| Read law | 1895 | |
| Union College | A.M. | 1896 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Cooper authored 23 published opinions for the court (1924–1939). Most cited: United States Ex Rel. Valenti v. Karmuth (21 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | United States Ex Rel. Valenti v. Karmuth | 1 F. Supp. 370 | 21 |
| 1929 | United States v. Nagle | 34 F.2d 952 | 19 |
| 1928 | United States v. Napela | 28 F.2d 898 | 19 |
| 1927 | Deere v. State of New York | 22 F.2d 851 | 16 |
| 1939 | United States Ex Rel. Murphy v. Warden of Clinton Prison | 29 F. Supp. 486 | 14 |
| 1930 | United States Feldspar Corporation v. United States | 38 F.2d 91 | 14 |
| 1926 | In Re Caswell Const. Co. | 13 F.2d 667 | 14 |
| 1937 | United States Ex Rel. Hudak v. Uhl | 20 F. Supp. 928 | 12 |
| 1939 | United States v. Rock Royal Co-Op., Inc. | 26 F. Supp. 534 | 11 |
| 1938 | Panko v. Endicott Johnson Corporation | 24 F. Supp. 678 | 9 |
| 1930 | In Re Service Appliance Co. | 39 F.2d 632 | 9 |
| 1925 | United States v. One Lincoln Touring Car | 11 F.2d 551 | 8 |
| 1924 | Farrell v. Stoddard | 1 F.2d 802 | 8 |
| 1936 | McNulty v. National Mediation Board | 18 F. Supp. 494 | 7 |
| 1926 | Lappe v. Wilcox | 14 F.2d 861 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 23 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 Frank Cooper?
- President Woodrow Wilson appointed Frank Cooper to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York in 1920.
- Was Frank Cooper appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Frank Cooper was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Frank Cooper's confirmation vote?
- Frank Cooper was confirmed by voice vote on June 3, 1920. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Frank Cooper on?
- Frank Cooper was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Bain (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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26 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).