Henry Frederick Werker
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1974 and confirmed by voice vote, Henry Frederick Werker was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from New York University School of Law in 1946. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1920–1984
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1974
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- New York 1941 · New York Law 1946
- Succeeded
- Sylvester J. Ryan
- Succeeded by
- Louis Lee Stanton
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Southern District of New York succeeded Sylvester J. Ryan | Nixon (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
| New York University | A.B. | 1941 |
| New York University School of Law | J.D. | 1946 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Werker authored 140 published opinions for the court (1974–1984). Most cited: Jacobson v. Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. (95 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Jacobson v. Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. | 445 F. Supp. 518 | 95 |
| 1978 | Establissement Tomis v. Shearson Hayden Stone, Inc. | 459 F. Supp. 1355 | 57 |
| 1979 | Cornfeld v. Investors Overseas Services, Ltd. | 471 F. Supp. 1255 | 50 |
| 1984 | Laterza v. American Broadcasting Co., Inc. | 581 F. Supp. 408 | 48 |
| 1979 | Feinstein v. Lewis | 477 F. Supp. 1256 | 44 |
| 1974 | McQuillan v. \ | 386 F. Supp. 462 | 39 |
| 1980 | United States v. Bedford Associates | 491 F. Supp. 851 | 33 |
| 1977 | Schlansky v. United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc. | 443 F. Supp. 1054 | 32 |
| 1975 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Local 638 | 401 F. Supp. 467 | 30 |
| 1977 | Lofland v. Meyers | 442 F. Supp. 955 | 29 |
| 1975 | United States v. Crispino | 392 F. Supp. 764 | 29 |
| 1979 | O'BRIEN v. Grumman Corp. | 475 F. Supp. 284 | 26 |
| 1976 | F. W. Eversley & Co. v. East New York Non-Profit HDFC, Inc. | 409 F. Supp. 791 | 26 |
| 1974 | In Re Sherwood Diversified Services, Inc. | 382 F. Supp. 1359 | 25 |
| 1982 | Wishner v. St. Luke's Hospital Center | 550 F. Supp. 1016 | 24 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 140 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 Henry Frederick Werker?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Henry Frederick Werker to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1974.
- Was Henry Frederick Werker appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Henry Frederick Werker was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Henry Frederick Werker's confirmation vote?
- Henry Frederick Werker was confirmed by voice vote on June 21, 1974. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Henry Frederick Werker on?
- Henry Frederick Werker 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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9 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).