Who appointed Frederic Palen Schoonmaker?

President Warren G. Harding appointed Frederic Palen Schoonmaker to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1922.

Was Frederic Palen Schoonmaker appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Frederic Palen Schoonmaker was appointed by President Warren G. Harding, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Frederic Palen Schoonmaker's confirmation vote?

Frederic Palen Schoonmaker was confirmed by voice vote on December 22, 1922. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Western District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 1922 / Served to 1945

Frederic Palen Schoonmaker

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Appointed by President Warren G. Harding in 1922 and confirmed by voice vote, Frederic Palen Schoonmaker was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1870–1945
Appointed by: Warren G. Harding, 1922
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Cornell 1891
Succeeded by: Wallace Samuel Gourley

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1922	Western District of Pennsylvania	Harding (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

Cornell University	A.B.	1891
Read law		1894

Judicial Record

In our data, Schoonmaker authored 46 published opinions for the court (1924–1945). Most cited: Kravas v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (44 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1939	Kravas v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.	28 F. Supp. 66	44
1941	United States Ex Rel. Marcus v. Hess	41 F. Supp. 197	38
1939	Bossard v. McGwinn	27 F. Supp. 412	33
1938	Pittsburgh Athletic Co. v. KQV Broadcasting Co.	24 F. Supp. 490	27
1942	Hartford-Empire Co. v. Glenshaw Glass Co.	47 F. Supp. 711	25
1944	Hirshhorn v. Mine Safety Appliances Co.	54 F. Supp. 588	23
1942	Adam v. Vacquier	48 F. Supp. 275	21
1933	New York Life Ins. Co. v. Davis	5 F. Supp. 316	15
1940	Sproul v. Gambone	34 F. Supp. 441	14
1937	Adamos v. New York Life Ins. Co.	22 F. Supp. 162	14
1943	Commonwealth Trust Co. of Pittsburgh v. Driscoll	50 F. Supp. 949	13
1941	Stewart-Warner Corporation v. Staley	42 F. Supp. 140	12
1927	Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corp. v. United Mine Workers of America	22 F.2d 559	12
1924	Shannopin Country Club v. Heiner	2 F.2d 393	12
1941	Hubbard v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation	42 F. Supp. 432	11

Showing the 15 most-cited of 46 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 Frederic Palen Schoonmaker?: President Warren G. Harding appointed Frederic Palen Schoonmaker to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1922.
Was Frederic Palen Schoonmaker appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Frederic Palen Schoonmaker was appointed by President Warren G. Harding, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Frederic Palen Schoonmaker's confirmation vote?: Frederic Palen Schoonmaker was confirmed by voice vote on December 22, 1922. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Frederic Palen Schoonmaker on?: Frederic Palen Schoonmaker was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

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