Howard G. Munson
Appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1976 and confirmed by voice vote, Howard G. Munson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 1952. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1924–2008
- Appointed by
- Gerald Ford, 1976
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania 1948 · Syracuse College of Law 1952
- Succeeded
- Edmund Port
- Succeeded by
- Rosemary S. Pooler
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Northern District of New York succeeded Edmund Port | Ford (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
| University of Pennsylvania | B.S. | 1948 |
| Syracuse University College of Law | LL.B. | 1952 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Munson was assigned 1,241 district-court cases (1979–2007). Median time from filing to termination: 640 days across 1,240 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Munson authored 310 published opinions for the court (1977–2006). Most cited: Holdridge v. Heyer-Schulte Corp. of Santa Barbara (74 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Holdridge v. Heyer-Schulte Corp. of Santa Barbara | 440 F. Supp. 1088 | 74 |
| 1996 | United States v. Lamb | 945 F. Supp. 441 | 57 |
| 1977 | Bellnier v. Lund | 438 F. Supp. 47 | 56 |
| 1979 | Optivision, Inc. v. Syracuse Shopping Center Associates | 472 F. Supp. 665 | 47 |
| 1983 | United States v. Konefal | 566 F. Supp. 698 | 41 |
| 1977 | Car-Freshner Corp. v. Auto Aid Manufacturing Corp. | 438 F. Supp. 82 | 41 |
| 1979 | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. v. Graver Tank & Manufacturing Co. | 470 F. Supp. 1308 | 39 |
| 1989 | Blue Sky Entertainment, Inc. v. Town of Gardiner | 711 F. Supp. 678 | 37 |
| 1981 | Calkins v. Blum | 511 F. Supp. 1073 | 37 |
| 1988 | Blackwelder v. Safnauer | 689 F. Supp. 106 | 36 |
| 1987 | Long Island Lighting Co. v. Cuomo | 666 F. Supp. 370 | 36 |
| 1984 | SMI Industries Canada Ltd. v. Caelter Industries, Inc. | 586 F. Supp. 808 | 36 |
| 1982 | United States v. Lilla | 534 F. Supp. 1247 | 35 |
| 1978 | Spicer v. Califano | 461 F. Supp. 40 | 33 |
| 1979 | Thompson v. State of NY | 487 F. Supp. 212 | 32 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 310 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 Howard G. Munson?
- President Gerald Ford appointed Howard G. Munson to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York in 1976.
- Was Howard G. Munson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Howard G. Munson was appointed by President Gerald Ford, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Howard G. Munson's confirmation vote?
- Howard G. Munson was confirmed by voice vote on September 23, 1976. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Howard G. Munson on?
- Howard G. Munson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern 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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32 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).