James Cullen Ganey
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and confirmed by voice vote, James Cullen Ganey was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He earned a law degree from Lehigh University in 1920. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1899–1972
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1961
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Lehigh 1920
- Succeeded by
- Francis Lund Van Dusen
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
| 1961 | Third Circuit | 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
| Lehigh University | LL.B. | 1920 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1923 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Ganey authored 55 published opinions for the court (1940–1970). Most cited: Cooper v. Laupheimer (53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Cooper v. Laupheimer | 316 F. Supp. 264 | 53 |
| 1961 | Application of State of California | 195 F. Supp. 37 | 27 |
| 1955 | United States v. Underwood | 151 F. Supp. 874 | 25 |
| 1948 | Berry v. Heller | 79 F. Supp. 476 | 24 |
| 1949 | Upholsterers' International Union of North America v. Leathercraft Furniture Co. | 82 F. Supp. 570 | 23 |
| 1948 | United States v. Miller | 80 F. Supp. 979 | 22 |
| 1946 | Foresman v. Pepin | 71 F. Supp. 772 | 22 |
| 1947 | Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Sklar | 75 F. Supp. 98 | 19 |
| 1942 | Ginder v. Harleysville Mut. Casualty Co. | 49 F. Supp. 745 | 18 |
| 1948 | In Re Elliott | 83 F. Supp. 771 | 17 |
| 1945 | Allen v. Biggs | 62 F. Supp. 229 | 16 |
| 1942 | Coca-Cola Co. v. Busch | 44 F. Supp. 405 | 15 |
| 1949 | Toner v. Sobelman | 86 F. Supp. 369 | 14 |
| 1947 | Darby v. Philadelphia Transp. Co. | 73 F. Supp. 522 | 14 |
| 1942 | United States v. Empire Hat & Cap Mfg. Co. | 47 F. Supp. 395 | 14 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 55 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 James Cullen Ganey?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed James Cullen Ganey to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1961.
- Was James Cullen Ganey appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James Cullen Ganey was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was James Cullen Ganey's confirmation vote?
- James Cullen Ganey was confirmed by voice vote on August 15, 1961. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was James Cullen Ganey on?
- James Cullen Ganey 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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10 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).