Frederick Bernard Lacey
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, Frederick Bernard Lacey was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He earned a law degree from Cornell Law School in 1948. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1920–2017
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1971
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Rutgers 1941 · Cornell Law School 1948
- Succeeded by
- Alfred James Lechner Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | District of New Jersey | Nixon (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
| Rutgers University | A.B. | 1941 |
| Cornell Law School | LL.B. | 1948 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Lacey authored 91 published opinions for the court (1971–1985). Most cited: Scott v. Multi-Amp Corporation (36 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Scott v. Multi-Amp Corporation | 386 F. Supp. 44 | 36 |
| 1973 | United States v. Falcone | 364 F. Supp. 877 | 34 |
| 1979 | Salton Inc. v. Cornwall Corp. | 477 F. Supp. 975 | 33 |
| 1974 | United States v. Brookins | 383 F. Supp. 1212 | 29 |
| 1977 | United States v. Garafola | 428 F. Supp. 620 | 27 |
| 1974 | Dworman v. Mayor & Bd. of Aldermen, Etc., Morristown | 370 F. Supp. 1056 | 27 |
| 1973 | Tuma v. American Can Company | 367 F. Supp. 1178 | 27 |
| 1982 | Brown v. Tard | 552 F. Supp. 1341 | 26 |
| 1974 | Brennan v. Board of Education, Jersey City, New Jersey | 374 F. Supp. 817 | 25 |
| 1971 | Page v. Curtiss-Wright Corporation | 332 F. Supp. 1060 | 25 |
| 1983 | Angleton v. Pierce | 574 F. Supp. 719 | 24 |
| 1983 | Brown v. Fairleigh Dickinson University | 560 F. Supp. 391 | 22 |
| 1976 | Wiener King, Inc. v. Wiener King Corp. | 407 F. Supp. 1274 | 20 |
| 1973 | Helmsley v. Borough of Fort Lee | 362 F. Supp. 581 | 20 |
| 1972 | Serritella v. Engelman | 339 F. Supp. 738 | 20 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 91 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 Bernard Lacey?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Frederick Bernard Lacey to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1971.
- Was Frederick Bernard Lacey appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Frederick Bernard Lacey was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Frederick Bernard Lacey's confirmation vote?
- Frederick Bernard Lacey was confirmed by voice vote on October 13, 1970. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Frederick Bernard Lacey on?
- Frederick Bernard Lacey was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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15 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).