Who appointed Frederick William Kaess?

President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Frederick William Kaess to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 1960.

Was Frederick William Kaess appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Frederick William Kaess 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 William Kaess's confirmation vote?

Frederick William Kaess was confirmed by voice vote on July 2, 1960. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eastern District of Michigan / Appointed 1960 / Served to 1979

Frederick William Kaess

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1960 and confirmed by voice vote, Frederick William Kaess was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He earned a law degree from Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State University College of Law) in 1932. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1910–1979
Appointed by: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1960
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State College of Law) 1932
Succeeded: Arthur F. Lederle
Succeeded by: Ralph B. Guy Jr.

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1960	Eastern District of Michigan succeeded Arthur F. Lederle	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

Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State University College of Law)

LL.B.

1932

Judicial Record

In our data, Kaess authored 43 published opinions for the court (1961–1978). Most cited: Foster v. City of Detroit, Michigan (99 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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	Foster v. City of Detroit, Michigan	254 F. Supp. 655	99
1966	Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. v. Continental Aviation & Engineering Corp.	255 F. Supp. 645	48
1972	U. S. Fibres, Inc. v. Proctor & Schwartz, Inc.	358 F. Supp. 449	41
1965	Kotarski v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Co.	244 F. Supp. 547	36
1976	Aaron E. Levine & Co., Inc. v. Calkraft Paper Co.	429 F. Supp. 1039	35
1974	Vaughn v. Chrysler Corporation	382 F. Supp. 143	29
1978	Detroit Police Officers Ass'n v. Young	446 F. Supp. 979	28
1976	United States v. One 1973 Dodge Van, VIN B21AE3X095937, Bearing 1973 Michigan License 4037 EU	416 F. Supp. 43	26
1966	Kregger v. Posner	248 F. Supp. 804	25
1968	Victor Tool and MacHine Corp. v. Sun Control Awnings, Inc.	299 F. Supp. 868	22
1976	Koffler Stores, Ltd. v. Shoppers Drug Mart, Inc.	434 F. Supp. 697	21
1972	Detroit Window Cleaners Local 139 Insurance Fund v. Griffin	345 F. Supp. 1343	19
1969	Harrington v. Chrysler Corporation	303 F. Supp. 495	18
1972	McGraw v. Matthaei	388 F. Supp. 84	16
1968	Gorman v. United States	288 F. Supp. 225	16

Showing the 15 most-cited of 43 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 William Kaess?: President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Frederick William Kaess to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 1960.
Was Frederick William Kaess appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Frederick William Kaess 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 William Kaess's confirmation vote?: Frederick William Kaess was confirmed by voice vote on July 2, 1960. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Frederick William Kaess on?: Frederick William Kaess was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

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