Frederick James Scullin Jr.
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 and confirmed by voice vote, Frederick James Scullin Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 1964. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1939 · age 87
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1992
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Niagara 1961 · Syracuse College of Law 1964
- Succeeded by
- Mae Avila D'Agostino
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Northern District of New York | G.H.W. Bush (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
| Niagara University | B.S. | 1961 |
| Syracuse University College of Law | LL.B. | 1964 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Scullin was assigned 6,417 district-court cases (1979–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 288 days across 6,031 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 220 of Scullin’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 177 were affirmed, 26 reversed or vacated, and 17 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Scullin authored 162 published opinions for the court (1992–2011). Most cited: Allen v. Comprehensive Analytical Group, Inc. (59 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Allen v. Comprehensive Analytical Group, Inc. | 140 F. Supp. 2d 229 | 59 |
| 2000 | Tompkins v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. | 92 F. Supp. 2d 70 | 47 |
| 1997 | Wenger v. Canastota Central School District | 979 F. Supp. 147 | 38 |
| 2003 | Frazier v. Turning Stone Casino | 254 F. Supp. 2d 295 | 27 |
| 1997 | McCarthy v. Navistar Financial Corp. (In Re Vogel Van & Storage, Inc.) | 210 B.R. 27 | 27 |
| 1997 | Pravda v. City of Albany, NY | 956 F. Supp. 174 | 22 |
| 1995 | Elgin Sweeper Co. v. Melson Inc. | 884 F. Supp. 641 | 21 |
| 1993 | McDonald's Corp. v. DRUCK AND GERNER, DDS., PC | 814 F. Supp. 1127 | 19 |
| 1995 | Beverly v. Walker | 899 F. Supp. 900 | 17 |
| 2004 | Powell v. American General Finance, Inc. | 310 F. Supp. 2d 481 | 16 |
| 1998 | Muller v. Costello | 997 F. Supp. 299 | 16 |
| 1997 | Martin v. Key Bank of New York, N.A. (In Re Martin) | 208 B.R. 799 | 16 |
| 1995 | Harker v. Utica College of Syracuse University | 885 F. Supp. 378 | 16 |
| 1995 | Capriotti v. Consolidated Rail Corp. | 878 F. Supp. 429 | 16 |
| 2003 | Curto v. Smith | 248 F. Supp. 2d 132 | 15 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 162 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 James Scullin Jr.?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Frederick James Scullin Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York in 1992.
- Was Frederick James Scullin Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Frederick James Scullin Jr. was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Frederick James Scullin Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Frederick James Scullin Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on February 6, 1992. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Frederick James Scullin Jr. on?
- Frederick James Scullin Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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34 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).