Frederick G. Schmidt

Frederick G. Schmidt was a Justice of the New York Appellate Division, who joined the court in 1951. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived

1886–1977

Tenure

1951–1955 · 4 yrs

Judicial service

Judicial Record

In our data, Schmidt authored 0 published opinions for the court (1955), plus 1 dissent. Most cited: Nirenstein v. George A. Horvath, Inc. (4 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge. 1 of these was attributed to Schmidt by a unique court-, date-, and surname-match against our roster (marked †), because CourtListener recorded no author for them. Each links to the official text to verify. How we match.

Selected opinions

Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 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

How do judges of the New York Appellate Division reach the bench?

The court's current selection method is gubernatorial appointment.

Which court was Frederick G. Schmidt on?

Frederick G. Schmidt was a Justice of the New York Appellate Division.

4 years on the New York Appellate Division. Data as of 2026-03-31. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).