George Bernard Harris
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1946 and confirmed by voice vote, George Bernard Harris was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He earned a law degree from St. Ignatius College (now University of San Francisco) School of Law in 1926. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1901–1983
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1946
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- St. Ignatius College (now of San Francisco) Law 1926
- Succeeded by
- Robert Howard Schnacke
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Northern District of California | Truman (D) | 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
| St. Ignatius College (now University of San Francisco) School of Law | LL.B. | 1926 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Harris authored 65 published opinions for the court (1946–1978). Most cited: Jordan v. Fitzharris (127 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Jordan v. Fitzharris | 257 F. Supp. 674 | 127 |
| 1967 | Siegel v. Chicken Delight, Inc. | 271 F. Supp. 722 | 114 |
| 1969 | Cerrito v. Time, Inc. | 302 F. Supp. 1071 | 40 |
| 1972 | Williams v. San Francisco Unified School District | 340 F. Supp. 438 | 37 |
| 1969 | United States v. Ferguson | 302 F. Supp. 1111 | 26 |
| 1949 | United States v. American Can Co. | 87 F. Supp. 18 | 23 |
| 1969 | Tucker v. United States | 299 F. Supp. 1376 | 22 |
| 1964 | Covington v. Schwartz | 230 F. Supp. 249 | 22 |
| 1953 | United States v. One 1952 Ford Victoria | 114 F. Supp. 458 | 21 |
| 1971 | Goldman v. Time, Inc. | 336 F. Supp. 133 | 18 |
| 1970 | Siegel v. Chicken Delight, Inc. | 311 F. Supp. 847 | 16 |
| 1966 | United States v. Taylor | 254 F. Supp. 752 | 16 |
| 1966 | Goodwin v. Gardner | 250 F. Supp. 454 | 16 |
| 1961 | Wood v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | 193 F. Supp. 371 | 16 |
| 1970 | Neuhaus v. Torrey | 310 F. Supp. 192 | 15 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 65 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 Bernard Harris?
- President Harry S Truman appointed George Bernard Harris to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 1946.
- Was George Bernard Harris appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Bernard Harris was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George Bernard Harris's confirmation vote?
- George Bernard Harris was confirmed by voice vote on June 29, 1946. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was George Bernard Harris on?
- George Bernard Harris was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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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37 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).