Guy Kurtz Bard
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 and confirmed by voice vote, Guy Kurtz Bard was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1922. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1895–1953
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Franklin and Marshall College 1916 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1922
- Succeeded
- Oliver Booth Dickinson
- Succeeded by
- Francis Lund Van Dusen
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Oliver Booth Dickinson | 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
| Franklin and Marshall College | A.B. | 1916 |
| University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) | LL.B. | 1922 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Bard authored 60 published opinions for the court (1940–1951). Most cited: Nowery v. Smith (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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Nowery v. Smith | 69 F. Supp. 755 | 31 |
| 1945 | Messick v. Southern Pennsylvania Bus Co. | 59 F. Supp. 799 | 25 |
| 1941 | Stork Restaurant, Inc. v. Marcus | 36 F. Supp. 90 | 25 |
| 1945 | McFadden v. Shore | 60 F. Supp. 8 | 22 |
| 1950 | Adamowski v. Gulf Oil Corporation | 93 F. Supp. 115 | 19 |
| 1944 | Holthusen v. Edward G. Budd Mfg. Co. | 55 F. Supp. 945 | 18 |
| 1951 | Wylie v. Zimmer | 98 F. Supp. 298 | 17 |
| 1950 | Shandelman v. Schuman | 92 F. Supp. 334 | 17 |
| 1943 | Jenkins v. Lykes Bros. S. S. Co. | 48 F. Supp. 848 | 17 |
| 1943 | Holthusen v. Edward G. Budd Mfg. Co. | 52 F. Supp. 125 | 16 |
| 1950 | Sun Shipbuilding & Dry-Dock Co. v. Industrial Union of Marine & Shipbuilding Workers of America | 95 F. Supp. 50 | 14 |
| 1949 | Boulevard Airport, Inc. v. Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp. | 85 F. Supp. 876 | 14 |
| 1941 | Harris v. Travelers Ins. Co. | 40 F. Supp. 154 | 14 |
| 1941 | United States v. Sussman | 37 F. Supp. 294 | 14 |
| 1940 | Bennett v. Sinclair Nav. Co. | 33 F. Supp. 14 | 14 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 60 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 Guy Kurtz Bard?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Guy Kurtz Bard to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1940.
- Was Guy Kurtz Bard appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Guy Kurtz Bard was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Guy Kurtz Bard's confirmation vote?
- Guy Kurtz Bard was confirmed by voice vote on April 24, 1940. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Guy Kurtz Bard on?
- Guy Kurtz Bard was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: The Evening News (Harrisburg, PA) (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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12 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).