George Clinton Sweeney
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 and confirmed by voice vote, George Clinton Sweeney was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He earned a law degree from Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center) in 1922. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1895–1966
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1935
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown Law Center) 1922
- Succeeded
- James Arnold Lowell
- Succeeded by
- Frank Jerome Murray
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | District of Massachusetts succeeded James Arnold Lowell | F.D. Roosevelt (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
Judicial Record
In our data, Sweeney authored 82 published opinions for the court (1936–1966). Most cited: United States v. Procter & Gamble Co. (31 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | United States v. Procter & Gamble Co. | 47 F. Supp. 676 | 31 |
| 1951 | Lacey v. United States | 98 F. Supp. 219 | 29 |
| 1965 | Barksdale v. Springfield School Committee | 237 F. Supp. 543 | 28 |
| 1947 | Bulova Watch Co. v. Stolzberg | 69 F. Supp. 543 | 27 |
| 1944 | American Optical Co. v. New Jersey Optical Co. | 58 F. Supp. 601 | 26 |
| 1946 | McGlue v. Weekly Publications, Inc. | 63 F. Supp. 744 | 25 |
| 1960 | Pittsfield National Bank v. United States | 181 F. Supp. 851 | 22 |
| 1955 | Marks v. Polaroid Corporation | 129 F. Supp. 243 | 20 |
| 1952 | Bank of America, National Trust & Savings Ass'n v. Lima | 103 F. Supp. 916 | 20 |
| 1943 | United States v. Hark | 49 F. Supp. 95 | 20 |
| 1956 | Image and Sound Service Corp. v. Altec Service Corp. | 148 F. Supp. 237 | 16 |
| 1938 | Brass Rail, Inc. v. Ye Brass Rail of Massachusetts, Inc. | 43 F. Supp. 671 | 16 |
| 1940 | Maryland Casualty Co. v. United Corporation | 35 F. Supp. 570 | 15 |
| 1939 | Securities & Exchange Commission v. O'Hara Re-Election (Or Proxy) Committee | 28 F. Supp. 523 | 15 |
| 1939 | Pierce v. Submarine Signal Co. | 25 F. Supp. 862 | 14 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 82 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 Clinton Sweeney?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed George Clinton Sweeney to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in 1935.
- Was George Clinton Sweeney appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Clinton Sweeney was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George Clinton Sweeney's confirmation vote?
- George Clinton Sweeney was confirmed by voice vote on August 21, 1935. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was George Clinton Sweeney on?
- George Clinton Sweeney was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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31 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).