George Herbert Barlow
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1969 and confirmed by voice vote, George Herbert Barlow was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He earned a law degree from Rutgers School of Law -- Newark in 1948. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1921–1979
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1969
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Dartmouth College 1943 · Rutgers Law -- Newark 1948
- Succeeded
- Arthur Stephen Lane
- Succeeded by
- Harold Arnold Ackerman
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | District of New Jersey succeeded Arthur Stephen Lane | 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
| Dartmouth College | B.A. | 1943 |
| Rutgers School of Law -- Newark | LL.B. | 1948 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Barlow authored 18 published opinions for the court (1970–1979). Most cited: United States v. Addonizio (47 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | United States v. Addonizio | 313 F. Supp. 486 | 47 |
| 1976 | Carlo C. Gelardi Corp. v. Miller Brewing Co. | 421 F. Supp. 237 | 24 |
| 1976 | McNeil Laboratories, Inc. v. American Home Products Corp. | 416 F. Supp. 804 | 23 |
| 1973 | Yetter v. Rajeski | 364 F. Supp. 105 | 23 |
| 1976 | Carlo C. Gelardi Corp. v. Miller Brewing Co. | 421 F. Supp. 233 | 20 |
| 1975 | Loveladies Property Owners Ass'n, Inc. v. Raab | 430 F. Supp. 276 | 20 |
| 1978 | Cubic Western Data, Inc. v. New Jersey Turnpike Authority | 468 F. Supp. 59 | 15 |
| 1978 | Citizens' Committee for Environmental Protection v. United States Coast Guard | 456 F. Supp. 101 | 15 |
| 1972 | United States v. City of Asbury Park | 340 F. Supp. 555 | 9 |
| 1973 | Brennan v. State of New Jersey | 364 F. Supp. 156 | 7 |
| 1971 | Pineland State Bank v. PROPOSED FIRST NAT. BK., BRICKTOWN | 335 F. Supp. 1376 | 6 |
| 1977 | Township of Dover v. United States Postal Service | 429 F. Supp. 295 | 5 |
| 1977 | Thompson v. Yue | 426 F. Supp. 853 | 5 |
| 1979 | National State Bank, Elizabeth, NJ v. Long | 469 F. Supp. 1068 | 4 |
| 1975 | United States Ex Rel. Carl Peter Niemann v. Greer | 394 F. Supp. 249 | 4 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 18 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 George Herbert Barlow?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed George Herbert Barlow to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1969.
- Was George Herbert Barlow appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Herbert Barlow was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George Herbert Barlow's confirmation vote?
- George Herbert Barlow was confirmed by voice vote on December 17, 1969. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was George Herbert Barlow on?
- George Herbert Barlow 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: 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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9 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).