Who appointed Harold P. Burke?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Harold P. Burke to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York in 1937.

Was Harold P. Burke appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Harold P. Burke was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Harold P. Burke's confirmation vote?

Harold P. Burke was confirmed by voice vote on June 15, 1937. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Western District of New York / Appointed 1937 / Served to 1981

Harold P. Burke

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 and confirmed by voice vote, Harold P. Burke was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. He earned a law degree from Notre Dame Law School in 1916. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1895–1981
Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Notre Dame Law School 1916
Succeeded: Harlan Watson Rippey
Succeeded by: Michael Anthony Telesca

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1937	Western District of New York succeeded Harlan Watson Rippey	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

Notre Dame Law School

LL.B.

1916

Judicial Record

In our data, Burke authored 19 published opinions for the court (1937–1979). Most cited: The Tampico (18 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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	The Tampico	45 F. Supp. 174	18
1953	United States v. 44.00 Acres of Land, More or Less	110 F. Supp. 168	12
1943	United States v. Antonelli Fireworks Co.	53 F. Supp. 870	12
1939	Reconstruction Finance Corp. v. J. G. Menihan Corp.	28 F. Supp. 920	12
1947	Stiles v. Clifton Springs Sanitarium Co.	74 F. Supp. 907	11
1952	Admiral Corp. v. Penco, Inc.	106 F. Supp. 1015	10
1938	United States v. Charles	23 F. Supp. 346	7
1938	Reconstruction Finance Corp. v. J. G. Menihan Corp.	22 F. Supp. 180	7
1950	May v. McGowan	97 F. Supp. 326	6
1960	Lincoln Rochester Trust Company v. United States	188 F. Supp. 839	5
1951	United States v. 8 Cartons, Containing \	103 F. Supp. 626	5
1942	Buck v. Cecere	45 F. Supp. 441	4
1941	Gilbert v. General Motors Corporation	41 F. Supp. 525	4
1937	In Re Yaeger	21 F. Supp. 324	4
1978	Sodus Central School District v. Kreps	468 F. Supp. 884	3

Showing the 15 most-cited of 19 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 P. Burke?: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Harold P. Burke to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York in 1937.
Was Harold P. Burke appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Harold P. Burke was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Harold P. Burke's confirmation vote?: Harold P. Burke was confirmed by voice vote on June 15, 1937. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Harold P. Burke on?: Harold P. Burke was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York.

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44 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).