Frederick van Pelt Bryan
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956 and confirmed by voice vote, Frederick van Pelt Bryan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1928. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1904–1978
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Columbia 1925 · Columbia Law School 1928
- Succeeded
- William Bondy
- Succeeded by
- Robert Joseph Ward
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Southern District of New York succeeded William Bondy | 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
| Columbia University | A.B. | 1925 |
| Columbia Law School | LL.B. | 1928 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Bryan authored 189 published opinions for the court (1956–1976). Most cited: Sinva, Inc. v. Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (80 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Sinva, Inc. v. Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. | 253 F. Supp. 359 | 80 |
| 1959 | Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Co. v. John J. Reynolds, Inc. | 178 F. Supp. 655 | 62 |
| 1965 | Barnett v. Anaconda Company | 238 F. Supp. 766 | 59 |
| 1966 | F. PALICIO Y COMPANIA, SA v. Brush | 256 F. Supp. 481 | 48 |
| 1961 | United States v. Greenberg | 200 F. Supp. 382 | 48 |
| 1958 | American Airlines, Inc. v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n, International | 169 F. Supp. 777 | 48 |
| 1959 | Marco v. Dulles | 169 F. Supp. 622 | 46 |
| 1965 | Hoffman Motors Corporation v. Alfa Romeo SpA | 244 F. Supp. 70 | 41 |
| 1964 | United States v. Gernie | 228 F. Supp. 329 | 40 |
| 1966 | Stuyvesant Insurance Co. v. Dean Construction Co. | 254 F. Supp. 102 | 39 |
| 1962 | In Re North Atlantic and Gulf Steamship Company | 204 F. Supp. 899 | 39 |
| 1959 | Gillette Company v. Ed Pinaud, Inc. | 178 F. Supp. 618 | 39 |
| 1959 | De Long Corporation v. Lucas | 176 F. Supp. 104 | 39 |
| 1973 | United States v. Heng Awkak Roman | 356 F. Supp. 434 | 36 |
| 1966 | In Re the Arbitration of Controversies Between Necchi Sewing MacHine Sales Corp. & Carl | 260 F. Supp. 665 | 36 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 189 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 Frederick van Pelt Bryan?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Frederick van Pelt Bryan to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1956.
- Was Frederick van Pelt Bryan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Frederick van Pelt Bryan was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Frederick van Pelt Bryan's confirmation vote?
- Frederick van Pelt Bryan was confirmed by voice vote on June 13, 1956. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Frederick van Pelt Bryan on?
- Frederick van Pelt Bryan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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21 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).