Harold R. Tyler Jr.
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, Harold R. Tyler Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1949. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1922–2005
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1962
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Princeton 1943 · Columbia Law School 1949
- Succeeded by
- Vincent Lyons Broderick
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Southern District of New York | Kennedy (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. | 1943 |
| Columbia Law School | LL.B. | 1949 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Tyler authored 110 published opinions for the court (1962–1975). Most cited: Fischer v. Kletz (73 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Fischer v. Kletz | 266 F. Supp. 180 | 73 |
| 1972 | Husserl v. Swiss Air Transport Company, Ltd. | 351 F. Supp. 702 | 62 |
| 1974 | Meeropol v. Nizer | 381 F. Supp. 29 | 58 |
| 1963 | Inland Rubber Corporation v. Triple a Tire Service, Inc. | 220 F. Supp. 490 | 50 |
| 1975 | Husserl v. Swiss Air Transport Company, Ltd. | 388 F. Supp. 1238 | 43 |
| 1973 | Securities and Exchange Commission v. Lum's, Inc. | 365 F. Supp. 1046 | 40 |
| 1971 | Fifth Avenue Peace Parade Committee v. Hoover | 327 F. Supp. 238 | 40 |
| 1973 | Handelman v. Weiss | 368 F. Supp. 258 | 38 |
| 1972 | Bronson v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. | 350 F. Supp. 443 | 37 |
| 1971 | Bevan v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. | 329 F. Supp. 601 | 32 |
| 1967 | United States v. Brown | 274 F. Supp. 561 | 31 |
| 1971 | United States v. Vilhotti | 323 F. Supp. 425 | 29 |
| 1975 | Bell v. JD Winer & Co., Inc. | 392 F. Supp. 646 | 26 |
| 1972 | Great American Insurance Company v. Bureau Veritas | 338 F. Supp. 999 | 26 |
| 1971 | Weiss v. Walsh | 324 F. Supp. 75 | 26 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 110 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 R. Tyler Jr.?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed Harold R. Tyler Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1962.
- Was Harold R. Tyler Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harold R. Tyler Jr. was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Harold R. Tyler Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Harold R. Tyler Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on August 1, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Harold R. Tyler Jr. on?
- Harold R. Tyler 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
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12 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).