George Luzerne Hart Jr.
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959 and confirmed by voice vote, George Luzerne Hart Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1930. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1905–1984
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Virginia Military Institute 1927 · Harvard Law School 1930
- Succeeded
- James Robert Kirkland
- Succeeded by
- Norma Holloway Johnson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | District of Columbia succeeded James Robert Kirkland | Eisenhower (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
| Virginia Military Institute | A.B. | 1927 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1930 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Hart authored 25 published opinions for the court (1958–1984). Most cited: Concerned About Trident v. Schlesinger (27 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Concerned About Trident v. Schlesinger | 400 F. Supp. 454 | 27 |
| 1972 | Cuneo v. Laird | 338 F. Supp. 504 | 26 |
| 1980 | American International Group, Inc. v. Islamic Republic | 493 F. Supp. 522 | 21 |
| 1973 | United States v. Perry | 353 F. Supp. 1235 | 17 |
| 1975 | Noma Lites Canada Ltd. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp. | 399 F. Supp. 243 | 14 |
| 1980 | Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Internal Revenue Service | 493 F. Supp. 549 | 13 |
| 1970 | Wilderness Society v. Hickel | 325 F. Supp. 422 | 13 |
| 1973 | A Quaker Action Group v. Morton | 362 F. Supp. 1161 | 12 |
| 1967 | Powell v. McCormack | 266 F. Supp. 354 | 10 |
| 1984 | Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants v. Pierce | 577 F. Supp. 1499 | 8 |
| 1979 | Wright v. Miller | 480 F. Supp. 790 | 7 |
| 1975 | Tax Analysts and Advocates v. Simon | 390 F. Supp. 927 | 7 |
| 1974 | John Lecroy & Son, Inc. v. Langis Foods, Ltd. | 376 F. Supp. 962 | 7 |
| 1969 | United States v. OM Scott & Sons Company | 303 F. Supp. 141 | 4 |
| 1981 | Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, Inc. v. Schweiker | 514 F. Supp. 607 | 3 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 25 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 Luzerne Hart Jr.?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed George Luzerne Hart Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 1959.
- Was George Luzerne Hart Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Luzerne Hart Jr. was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George Luzerne Hart Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- George Luzerne Hart Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on September 9, 1959. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was George Luzerne Hart Jr. on?
- George Luzerne Hart Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
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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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).