Harold Maurice Kennedy
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 and confirmed by voice vote, Harold Maurice Kennedy was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1924. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1895–1971
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1944
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- City College of New York 1917 · Brooklyn Law School 1924
- Succeeded
- Marcus Beach Campbell
- Succeeded by
- Walter Bruchhausen
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Eastern District of New York succeeded Marcus Beach Campbell | 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
| City College of New York | A.B. | 1917 |
| Brooklyn Law School | LL.B. | 1924 |
| Brooklyn Law School | J.D. | 1925 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Kennedy authored 19 published opinions for the court (1944–1952). Most cited: Alley v. Clark (17 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Alley v. Clark | 71 F. Supp. 521 | 17 |
| 1946 | United States v. One 1946 Plymouth Sedan, Motor No. P-15-116329, Serial No. 11569665 | 73 F. Supp. 88 | 17 |
| 1951 | Roth v. W. T. Cowan, Inc. | 97 F. Supp. 675 | 14 |
| 1949 | Roosevelt Field, Inc. v. Town of North Hempstead | 84 F. Supp. 456 | 13 |
| 1950 | Lisle Mills, Inc. v. Arkay Infants Wear, Inc. | 90 F. Supp. 676 | 10 |
| 1949 | Fischer v. Karl | 84 F. Supp. 53 | 10 |
| 1948 | ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. United States | 76 F. Supp. 333 | 9 |
| 1947 | In Re Kings County Lighting Co. | 72 F. Supp. 767 | 9 |
| 1945 | Walling v. Wolff | 63 F. Supp. 605 | 7 |
| 1944 | Securities & Exchange Commission v. Long Island L. Co. | 59 F. Supp. 610 | 7 |
| 1952 | Bertha Bldg. Corp. v. National Theatres Corp. | 103 F. Supp. 712 | 5 |
| 1950 | United States v. Cordova | 89 F. Supp. 298 | 5 |
| 1949 | United States v. Carpenter | 113 F. Supp. 327 | 5 |
| 1948 | In Re Martin | 78 F. Supp. 433 | 5 |
| 1947 | Broere v. Two Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars | 72 F. Supp. 115 | 5 |
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 Maurice Kennedy?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Harold Maurice Kennedy to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in 1944.
- Was Harold Maurice Kennedy appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harold Maurice Kennedy 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 Maurice Kennedy's confirmation vote?
- Harold Maurice Kennedy was confirmed by voice vote on September 20, 1944. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Harold Maurice Kennedy on?
- Harold Maurice Kennedy was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern 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
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8 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).