Harold Raymond Medina
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1951 and confirmed by voice vote, Harold Raymond Medina was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1912. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1888–1990
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1951
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Princeton 1909 · Columbia Law School 1912
- Succeeded
- Learned Hand
- Succeeded by
- Henry Jacob Friendly
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Southern District of New York succeeded Samuel Mandelbaum | Truman (D) | Voice vote |
| 1951 | Second Circuit succeeded Learned Hand | Truman (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
| Princeton University | A.B. | 1909 |
| Columbia Law School | LL.B. | 1912 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Medina authored 18 published opinions for the court (1947–1953). Most cited: United States v. Morgan (54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | United States v. Morgan | 118 F. Supp. 621 | 54 |
| 1948 | Truncale v. Blumberg | 80 F. Supp. 387 | 28 |
| 1950 | A. B. Dick Co. v. Marr | 95 F. Supp. 83 | 27 |
| 1950 | Steinberg v. Sharpe | 95 F. Supp. 32 | 20 |
| 1948 | Niagara Fire Ins. Co. v. United States | 76 F. Supp. 850 | 18 |
| 1947 | Bartels v. Sperti, Inc. | 73 F. Supp. 751 | 18 |
| 1949 | United States v. Foster | 83 F. Supp. 197 | 17 |
| 1947 | Pickthall v. Anaconda Copper Min. Co. | 73 F. Supp. 694 | 16 |
| 1950 | Zwack v. Kraus Bros. & Co. | 93 F. Supp. 963 | 13 |
| 1949 | United States v. THE METROPOLITAN LEATHER & FIND. ASS'N | 82 F. Supp. 449 | 12 |
| 1948 | Wells v. Radio Corporation of America | 77 F. Supp. 964 | 12 |
| 1947 | United States v. Braunstein | 75 F. Supp. 137 | 11 |
| 1950 | Eli E. Albert, Inc. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. | 91 F. Supp. 283 | 10 |
| 1948 | McComb v. Frank Scerbo & Sons, Inc. | 80 F. Supp. 457 | 10 |
| 1948 | National Labor Relations Board v. International Typographical Union | 76 F. Supp. 895 | 4 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 18 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 Raymond Medina?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Harold Raymond Medina to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1951.
- Was Harold Raymond Medina appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harold Raymond Medina was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Harold Raymond Medina's confirmation vote?
- Harold Raymond Medina was confirmed by voice vote on June 21, 1951. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Harold Raymond Medina on?
- Harold Raymond Medina was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: "The Times-Picayune" (New Orleans, Louisiana). (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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28 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).