Harold Baer Jr.
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by voice vote, Harold Baer Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1957. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1933–2014
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1994
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Hobart College 1954 · Yale Law School 1957
- Succeeded
- Robert Workman Sweet
- Succeeded by
- Paul Austin Crotty
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Southern District of New York succeeded Robert Workman Sweet | Clinton (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
| Hobart College | B.A. | 1954 |
| Yale Law School | LL.B. | 1957 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Baer was assigned 5,813 district-court cases (1985–2014). Median time from filing to termination: 218 days across 5,811 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 124 of Baer’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 103 were affirmed, 11 reversed or vacated, and 10 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Baer authored 161 published opinions for the court (1994–2011). Most cited: Ontel Products, Inc. v. Project Strategies Corp. (78 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Ontel Products, Inc. v. Project Strategies Corp. | 899 F. Supp. 1144 | 78 |
| 2009 | Gomez v. Brown | 655 F. Supp. 2d 332 | 65 |
| 1997 | Back v. LTV Corp. (In Re Chateaugay Corp.) | 213 B.R. 633 | 60 |
| 2009 | In Re Gildan Activewear, Inc. Securities Litigation | 636 F. Supp. 2d 261 | 54 |
| 2003 | In Re Vivendi Universal, S.A. Securities Litigation | 381 F. Supp. 2d 158 | 52 |
| 1998 | Liss v. Smith | 991 F. Supp. 278 | 52 |
| 2009 | Arista Records LLC v. Usenet. Com, Inc. | 633 F. Supp. 2d 124 | 50 |
| 1995 | Kramer v. Pollock-Krasner Foundation | 890 F. Supp. 250 | 47 |
| 2005 | Leider v. Ralfe | 387 F. Supp. 2d 283 | 43 |
| 2009 | Primmer v. CBS Studios, Inc. | 667 F. Supp. 2d 248 | 42 |
| 1997 | Norwood Venture Corp. v. Converse Inc. | 959 F. Supp. 205 | 42 |
| 2009 | Capitol Records, LLC v. VideoEgg, Inc. | 611 F. Supp. 2d 349 | 41 |
| 1994 | Securities & Exchange Commission v. Lorin | 869 F. Supp. 1117 | 41 |
| 2010 | International Swaps & Derivatives Ass'n v. Socratek, L.L.C. | 712 F. Supp. 2d 96 | 38 |
| 1998 | Green v. Artuz | 990 F. Supp. 267 | 35 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 161 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 Harold Baer Jr.?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Harold Baer Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1994.
- Was Harold Baer Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harold Baer Jr. was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Harold Baer Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Harold Baer Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on August 9, 1994. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Harold Baer Jr. on?
- Harold Baer Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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19 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).