Harold Kenneth Wood
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959 and confirmed by voice vote, Harold Kenneth Wood was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1934. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1906–1972
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Colgate 1927 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1934
- Succeeded
- William Huntington Kirkpatrick
- Succeeded by
- Clifford Scott Green
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded William Huntington Kirkpatrick | Eisenhower (R) | 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
Judicial Record
In our data, Wood authored 83 published opinions for the court (1959–1972). Most cited: In Re Platt (83 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | In Re Platt | 257 F. Supp. 478 | 83 |
| 1966 | Berry Brothers Buick, Inc. v. General Motors Corp. | 257 F. Supp. 542 | 44 |
| 1961 | Goldberg v. Mutual Readers League, Inc. | 195 F. Supp. 778 | 29 |
| 1966 | Popkin v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | 253 F. Supp. 244 | 25 |
| 1963 | Sachs v. Levy | 216 F. Supp. 44 | 24 |
| 1961 | De George v. Mandata Poultry Company | 196 F. Supp. 192 | 24 |
| 1962 | In Re Smith | 205 F. Supp. 27 | 23 |
| 1965 | Christopher v. United States | 237 F. Supp. 787 | 21 |
| 1964 | Transport Workers Union of Philadelphia v. Philadelphia Transportation Co. | 228 F. Supp. 423 | 21 |
| 1961 | Reis v. United States Marshal | 192 F. Supp. 79 | 20 |
| 1970 | Cusick v. N. v. Nederlandsche Combinatie Voor Chemische Industrie | 317 F. Supp. 1022 | 19 |
| 1970 | Adens v. Sailer | 312 F. Supp. 923 | 19 |
| 1966 | Hamlin v. Holland | 256 F. Supp. 25 | 19 |
| 1961 | Chamberlin v. United Engineers and Constructors, Inc. | 194 F. Supp. 647 | 17 |
| 1960 | Smith v. Hobart Manufacturing Company | 185 F. Supp. 751 | 17 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 83 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 Kenneth Wood?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Harold Kenneth Wood to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1959.
- Was Harold Kenneth Wood appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harold Kenneth Wood was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Harold Kenneth Wood's confirmation vote?
- Harold Kenneth Wood was confirmed by voice vote on September 9, 1959. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Harold Kenneth Wood on?
- Harold Kenneth Wood was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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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13 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).