Harrie Brigham Chase
Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1929 and confirmed by voice vote, Harrie Brigham Chase was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He earned a law degree from Boston University School of Law in 1912. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1889–1969
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge, 1929
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Dartmouth College 1909 · Boston Law 1912
- Succeeded by
- Sterry Robinson Waterman
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Second Circuit | Coolidge (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
| Dartmouth College | A.B. | 1909 |
| Boston University School of Law | LL.B. | 1912 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Chase authored 184 published opinions for the court (1930–1949). Most cited: United States v. Lotsch (134 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | United States v. Lotsch | 102 F.2d 35 | 134 |
| 1932 | Cortland Specialty Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Rev. | 60 F.2d 937 | 124 |
| 1932 | United States v. Cotter | 60 F.2d 689 | 123 |
| 1944 | United States v. Feinberg | 140 F.2d 592 | 105 |
| 1935 | Chisholm v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue | 79 F.2d 14 | 95 |
| 1937 | The Niel Maersk | 91 F.2d 932 | 91 |
| 1942 | National Labor Relations Board v. Peter Cailler Kohler Swiss Chocolates Co. | 130 F.2d 503 | 90 |
| 1932 | Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Sansome | 60 F.2d 931 | 86 |
| 1943 | Walker v. Altmeyer | 137 F.2d 531 | 74 |
| 1944 | Greenberg v. GIANNINI | 140 F.2d 550 | 73 |
| 1932 | Alpine Forwarding Co. v. Pennsylvania R. Co. | 60 F.2d 734 | 73 |
| 1939 | United States v. Graham | 102 F.2d 436 | 70 |
| 1949 | Rich v. United States | 177 F.2d 688 | 69 |
| 1931 | United States Ex Rel. Robinson v. Day | 51 F.2d 1022 | 67 |
| 1940 | Fashion Originators Guild of America, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission | 114 F.2d 80 | 62 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 184 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 Harrie Brigham Chase?
- President Calvin Coolidge appointed Harrie Brigham Chase to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1929.
- Was Harrie Brigham Chase appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harrie Brigham Chase was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Harrie Brigham Chase's confirmation vote?
- Harrie Brigham Chase was confirmed by voice vote on January 31, 1929. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Harrie Brigham Chase on?
- Harrie Brigham Chase 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: Peoples Bank (Brattleboro, VT), publisher. (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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40 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).