Guy Leverne Fake
Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1929 and confirmed by voice vote, Guy Leverne Fake was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He earned a law degree from New York University School of Law in 1904. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1879–1957
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge, 1929
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- New York Law 1904
- Succeeded
- James William McCarthy
- Succeeded by
- Richard Hartshorne
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | District of New Jersey succeeded James William McCarthy | Coolidge (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
| New York University School of Law | LL.B. | 1904 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Fake authored 16 published opinions for the court (1930–1950). Most cited: United States v. Jepson (30 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | United States v. Jepson | 90 F. Supp. 983 | 30 |
| 1947 | Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Interstate Equipment Corp. | 74 F. Supp. 791 | 17 |
| 1938 | Cold Metal Process Co. v. American Sheet & Tin Plate Co. | 22 F. Supp. 75 | 16 |
| 1930 | State of New Jersey v. Weinberger | 38 F.2d 298 | 16 |
| 1943 | Boice v. Boice | 48 F. Supp. 183 | 14 |
| 1940 | Ricciardi v. Lazzara Baking Corporation | 32 F. Supp. 956 | 13 |
| 1949 | Duris v. Phelps Dodge Copper Products Corp. | 87 F. Supp. 229 | 9 |
| 1940 | Yeskel v. United States | 31 F. Supp. 956 | 9 |
| 1950 | Zaleski v. Local 401 of United Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers of America | 91 F. Supp. 552 | 8 |
| 1947 | Petition of Smith | 71 F. Supp. 968 | 7 |
| 1946 | Albanese v. Richter | 67 F. Supp. 771 | 5 |
| 1944 | Duisberg v. Crowley | 54 F. Supp. 365 | 5 |
| 1942 | United States v. Hautau | 43 F. Supp. 507 | 5 |
| 1932 | Reynolds v. Gnichtel | 1 F. Supp. 606 | 3 |
| 1942 | Dreyfuss v. Manning | 44 F. Supp. 383 | 2 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 16 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 Leverne Fake?
- President Calvin Coolidge appointed Guy Leverne Fake to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1929.
- Was Guy Leverne Fake appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Guy Leverne Fake was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Guy Leverne Fake's confirmation vote?
- Guy Leverne Fake was confirmed by voice vote on February 12, 1929. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Guy Leverne Fake on?
- Guy Leverne Fake was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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28 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).