Who appointed H. Lee Sarokin?

President William J. Clinton appointed H. Lee Sarokin to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1994.

Was H. Lee Sarokin appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

H. Lee Sarokin was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was H. Lee Sarokin's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed H. Lee Sarokin 63–35 on October 4, 1994.

Third Circuit / Appointed 1994 / Served to 1996

H. Lee Sarokin

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by the Senate 63–35, H. Lee Sarokin was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1953. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1928–2023
Appointed by: William J. Clinton, 1994
Confirmed: 63–35
Education: Dartmouth College 1950 · Harvard Law School 1953
Succeeded by: Maryanne Trump Barry

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1979	District of New Jersey succeeded Lawrence Aloysius Whipple	Carter (D)	Voice vote
1994	Third Circuit	Clinton (D)	63–35

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

Nomination Confirmed 63–35 on October 4, 1994 · 103rd Congress, Roll Call 319. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 63

49 D, 14 R

Voted against · 35

6 D, 29 R

Did not vote · 2

1 D, 1 R

Edward Kennedy(D-MA)
Ted Stevens(R-AK)

Education

Dartmouth College	A.B.	1950
Harvard Law School	LL.B.	1953

Judicial Record

In our data, Sarokin authored 151 published opinions for the court (1980–1994). Most cited: Capua v. City of Plainfield (86 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1986	Capua v. City of Plainfield	643 F. Supp. 1507	86
1985	McLendon v. Continental Group, Inc.	602 F. Supp. 1492	46
1991	Oxford House-Evergreen v. City of Plainfield	769 F. Supp. 1329	45
1993	Prisoners' Legal Ass'n v. Roberson	822 F. Supp. 185	38
1992	Krebs v. Rutgers	797 F. Supp. 1246	33
1989	Juzwin v. Amtorg Trading Corp.	718 F. Supp. 1233	29
1988	Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.	683 F. Supp. 1487	29
1990	In Re First Fidelity Bancorporation Securities Litigation	750 F. Supp. 160	27
1987	Jersey City Redevelopment Authority v. PRG Industries	655 F. Supp. 1257	27
1984	Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.	593 F. Supp. 1146	27
1982	United States v. Musto	540 F. Supp. 346	27
1987	McLendon v. Continental Group, Inc.	660 F. Supp. 1553	26
1983	Liberty National Bank v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.	568 F. Supp. 860	25
1983	Sandoz, Inc. v. Employer's Liability Assurance Corp.	554 F. Supp. 257	25
1985	Taylor v. Heckler	608 F. Supp. 1255	24

Showing the 15 most-cited of 151 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 H. Lee Sarokin?: President William J. Clinton appointed H. Lee Sarokin to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1994.
Was H. Lee Sarokin appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: H. Lee Sarokin was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was H. Lee Sarokin's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed H. Lee Sarokin 63–35 on October 4, 1994.
Which court was H. Lee Sarokin on?: H. Lee Sarokin was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Sources

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1 year on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).