Fred Kunzel
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959 and confirmed by voice vote, Fred Kunzel was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. He earned a law degree from Stanford Law School in 1927. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1901–1969
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Stanford 1925 · Stanford Law School 1927
- Succeeded
- Jacob Weinberger
- Succeeded by
- Howard Boyd Turrentine
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Southern District of California succeeded Jacob Weinberger | Eisenhower (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
| Stanford University | A.B. | 1925 |
| Stanford Law School | J.D. | 1927 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Kunzel authored 13 published opinions for the court (1960–1969). Most cited: Carlsbad Union Sch. Dist. of San Diego County v. Rafferty (17 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Carlsbad Union Sch. Dist. of San Diego County v. Rafferty | 300 F. Supp. 434 | 17 |
| 1961 | Fematt v. City of Los Angeles, Cal. | 196 F. Supp. 89 | 16 |
| 1960 | Mitchell v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. | 188 F. Supp. 869 | 16 |
| 1964 | Armstrong v. United States | 233 F. Supp. 188 | 14 |
| 1969 | Gist v. United States | 296 F. Supp. 526 | 13 |
| 1967 | Stork v. United States | 278 F. Supp. 869 | 10 |
| 1968 | Pope v. United States | 296 F. Supp. 17 | 9 |
| 1961 | Fematt v. Nedlloyd Line | 191 F. Supp. 907 | 7 |
| 1966 | Baldauf v. Nitze | 261 F. Supp. 167 | 3 |
| 1960 | Hotel Sherman, Inc. v. Harlow | 186 F. Supp. 618 | 3 |
| 1965 | Tampa Tugs and Towing, Inc. v. M/V SANDANGER | 242 F. Supp. 576 | 1 |
| 1964 | Lettice v. United States | 237 F. Supp. 123 | 1 |
| 1967 | Yourman v. United States | 277 F. Supp. 818 | 0 |
Showing the 13 most-cited of 13 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 Fred Kunzel?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Fred Kunzel to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 1959.
- Was Fred Kunzel appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Fred Kunzel was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Fred Kunzel's confirmation vote?
- Fred Kunzel was confirmed by voice vote on September 9, 1959. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Fred Kunzel on?
- Fred Kunzel was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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10 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).