Irving Ben Cooper
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, Irving Ben Cooper was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Washington University School of Law in 1925. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1902–1996
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1962
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Washington Law 1925
- Succeeded by
- Kevin Thomas Duffy
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
| Washington University School of Law | LL.B. | 1925 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Cooper authored 193 published opinions for the court (1962–1991). Most cited: Zorn v. Anderson (57 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Zorn v. Anderson | 263 F. Supp. 745 | 57 |
| 1968 | Brown v. Gilligan, Will & Co. | 287 F. Supp. 766 | 54 |
| 1977 | United States v. Leonelli | 428 F. Supp. 880 | 50 |
| 1972 | Galella v. Onassis | 353 F. Supp. 196 | 46 |
| 1984 | S. Leo Harmonay, Inc. v. Binks Manufacturing Co. | 597 F. Supp. 1014 | 45 |
| 1969 | Saylor v. Lindsley | 302 F. Supp. 1174 | 43 |
| 1964 | Montgomery v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | 231 F. Supp. 447 | 42 |
| 1984 | Jaksich v. Thomson McKinnon Securities, Inc. | 582 F. Supp. 485 | 40 |
| 1971 | Bass v. Richardson | 338 F. Supp. 478 | 40 |
| 1967 | Schoenbaum v. Firstbrook | 268 F. Supp. 385 | 37 |
| 1971 | Lavan Petroleum Company v. Underwriters at Lloyds | 334 F. Supp. 1069 | 36 |
| 1970 | Flood v. Kuhn | 316 F. Supp. 271 | 33 |
| 1983 | Ellender v. Schweiker | 575 F. Supp. 590 | 32 |
| 1975 | Architectural League of New York v. Bartos | 404 F. Supp. 304 | 32 |
| 1987 | Schoenholtz v. Doniger | 657 F. Supp. 899 | 31 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 193 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 Irving Ben Cooper?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed Irving Ben Cooper to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1962.
- Was Irving Ben Cooper appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Irving Ben Cooper was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Irving Ben Cooper's confirmation vote?
- Irving Ben Cooper was confirmed by voice vote on September 20, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Irving Ben Cooper on?
- Irving Ben Cooper 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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33 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).