James Patrick Leamy
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 and confirmed by voice vote, James Patrick Leamy was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1915. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1892–1949
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- College of the Holy Cross 1912 · Harvard Law School 1915
- Succeeded
- Harland Bradley Howe
- Succeeded by
- Ernest William Gibson Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | District of Vermont succeeded Harland Bradley Howe | F.D. Roosevelt (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
| College of the Holy Cross | A.B. | 1912 |
| Boston College | M.A. | 1913 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1915 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Leamy authored 2 published opinions for the court (1942–1944). Most cited: American Fidelity Co. v. Deer-Field Valley Grain Co. (17 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | American Fidelity Co. v. Deer-Field Valley Grain Co. | 43 F. Supp. 841 | 17 |
| 1944 | Fleming v. Demeritt Co. | 56 F. Supp. 376 | 7 |
Showing the 2 most-cited of 2 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 Patrick Leamy?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed James Patrick Leamy to the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont in 1940.
- Was James Patrick Leamy appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James Patrick Leamy was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was James Patrick Leamy's confirmation vote?
- James Patrick Leamy was confirmed by voice vote on April 30, 1940. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was James Patrick Leamy on?
- James Patrick Leamy was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: "Burlington Free Press" (Burlington, VT). (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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9 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).