Harry Ellis Kalodner
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1946 and confirmed by voice vote, Harry Ellis Kalodner was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1917. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1896–1977
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1946
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1917
- Succeeded
- Charles Alvin Jones
- Succeeded by
- Arlin Marvin Adams
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Albert Branson Maris | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
| 1946 | Third Circuit succeeded Charles Alvin Jones | 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
Judicial Record
In our data, Kalodner authored 63 published opinions for the court (1938–1974). Most cited: Bruszewski v. Isthmian S. S. Co. (47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Bruszewski v. Isthmian S. S. Co. | 163 F.2d 720 | 47 |
| 1946 | Hartmann v. Time, Inc. | 64 F. Supp. 671 | 44 |
| 1947 | Albanese v. Richter | 161 F.2d 688 | 39 |
| 1946 | Sanders v. Metzger | 66 F. Supp. 262 | 32 |
| 1941 | Sussan v. Strasser | 36 F. Supp. 266 | 31 |
| 1940 | Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co. v. Central R. of New Jersey | 33 F. Supp. 362 | 31 |
| 1940 | Williams v. Collier | 32 F. Supp. 321 | 31 |
| 1944 | Otis & Co. v. Pennsylvania R. Co. | 57 F. Supp. 680 | 30 |
| 1947 | In Re Lueders'estate | 164 F.2d 128 | 28 |
| 1942 | Filipowicz v. Rothensies | 43 F. Supp. 619 | 22 |
| 1945 | Thomas Roberts & Co. v. Calmar SS Corporation | 59 F. Supp. 203 | 21 |
| 1968 | Smith v. Reynolds | 277 F. Supp. 65 | 20 |
| 1943 | United States v. Weisburn | 48 F. Supp. 393 | 20 |
| 1945 | Otis & Co. v. Pennsylvania R. Co. | 61 F. Supp. 905 | 19 |
| 1947 | National Labor Relations Board v. Swift & Co. | 162 F.2d 575 | 18 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 63 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 Harry Ellis Kalodner?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Harry Ellis Kalodner to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1946.
- Was Harry Ellis Kalodner appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harry Ellis Kalodner was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Harry Ellis Kalodner's confirmation vote?
- Harry Ellis Kalodner was confirmed by voice vote on July 25, 1946. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Harry Ellis Kalodner on?
- Harry Ellis Kalodner was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
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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30 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).