Inzer Bass Wyatt
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, Inzer Bass Wyatt was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1930. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1907–1990
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1962
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Alabama 1927 · Harvard Law School 1930
- Succeeded by
- Robert Workman Sweet
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Southern District of New York | Kennedy (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
| University of Alabama | A.B. | 1927 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1930 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Wyatt authored 106 published opinions for the court (1963–1988). Most cited: State of West Virginia v. Chas. Pfizer & Co. (158 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | State of West Virginia v. Chas. Pfizer & Co. | 314 F. Supp. 710 | 158 |
| 1968 | Time Incorporated v. Bernard Geis Associates | 293 F. Supp. 130 | 95 |
| 1968 | United States Ex Rel. Randazzo v. Follette | 282 F. Supp. 10 | 50 |
| 1967 | Ross v. Licht | 263 F. Supp. 395 | 48 |
| 1965 | United States v. Birrell | 242 F. Supp. 191 | 45 |
| 1965 | Weber v. CMP CORPORATION | 242 F. Supp. 321 | 45 |
| 1973 | Island Territory of Curacao v. Solitron Devices, Inc. | 356 F. Supp. 1 | 41 |
| 1966 | Goldwater v. Ginzburg | 261 F. Supp. 784 | 34 |
| 1965 | Mamiye Bros. v. Barber Steamship Lines, Inc. | 241 F. Supp. 99 | 32 |
| 1964 | Spanos v. Skouras Theatres Corporation | 235 F. Supp. 1 | 31 |
| 1976 | Friedman v. Berger | 409 F. Supp. 1225 | 29 |
| 1972 | City of Philadelphia v. Chas. Pfizer & Co. | 345 F. Supp. 454 | 28 |
| 1963 | Meisel v. North Jersey Trust Co. of Ridgewood, New Jersey, Inc. | 218 F. Supp. 274 | 28 |
| 1964 | Clapp v. Stearns & Co. | 229 F. Supp. 305 | 26 |
| 1963 | King v. Mister Maestro, Inc. | 224 F. Supp. 101 | 26 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 106 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 Inzer Bass Wyatt?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed Inzer Bass Wyatt to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1962.
- Was Inzer Bass Wyatt appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Inzer Bass Wyatt was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Inzer Bass Wyatt's confirmation vote?
- Inzer Bass Wyatt was confirmed by voice vote on September 20, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Inzer Bass Wyatt on?
- Inzer Bass Wyatt 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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27 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).