James Patrick McGranery
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1946 and confirmed by voice vote, James Patrick McGranery was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) in 1928. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1895–1962
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1946
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Temple Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) 1928
- Succeeded
- Harry Ellis Kalodner
- Succeeded by
- John Whitaker Lord Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Harry Ellis Kalodner | Truman (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
Judicial Record
In our data, McGranery authored 23 published opinions for the court (1947–1952). Most cited: Ex Parte Fabiani (35 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ex Parte Fabiani | 105 F. Supp. 139 | 35 |
| 1950 | United Office & Professional Workers v. Monumental Life Ins. | 88 F. Supp. 602 | 16 |
| 1949 | Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers & Helpers International Union Local No. 90 v. Rubin | 85 F. Supp. 363 | 16 |
| 1949 | Rackus v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. | 85 F. Supp. 185 | 16 |
| 1947 | Moncrief v. Pennsylvania R. Co. | 73 F. Supp. 815 | 16 |
| 1951 | Early v. American Dredging Co. | 101 F. Supp. 393 | 15 |
| 1951 | Love v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. | 99 F. Supp. 641 | 15 |
| 1951 | Di Gironimo v. American Seed Co. | 96 F. Supp. 795 | 14 |
| 1947 | Apica v. Pennsylvania Warehousing & Safe Deposit Co. | 74 F. Supp. 819 | 13 |
| 1951 | Hawn v. Pope & Talbot, Inc. | 99 F. Supp. 226 | 12 |
| 1949 | Bagner v. Blidberg Rothchild Co. | 84 F. Supp. 973 | 12 |
| 1948 | The Norwich Victory | 77 F. Supp. 264 | 12 |
| 1947 | Hassenplug v. Victor Lynn Lines, Inc. | 71 F. Supp. 70 | 12 |
| 1951 | Jacquard Knitting MacHine Co. v. Ordnance Gauge Co. | 95 F. Supp. 902 | 11 |
| 1949 | Plank v. Schifter | 85 F. Supp. 397 | 10 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 23 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 McGranery?
- President Harry S Truman appointed James Patrick McGranery to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1946.
- Was James Patrick McGranery appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James Patrick McGranery was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was James Patrick McGranery's confirmation vote?
- James Patrick McGranery was confirmed by voice vote on July 31, 1946. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was James Patrick McGranery on?
- James Patrick McGranery was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: James_P_McGranery.jpg: US Government derivative work: Scooter (talk) (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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5 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).