Jerome New Frank
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941 and confirmed by voice vote, Jerome New Frank was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Chicago Law School in 1912. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1889–1957
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Chicago 1909 · University of Chicago Law School 1912
- Succeeded
- Robert Porter Patterson Sr.
- Succeeded by
- Leonard Page Moore
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Second Circuit succeeded Robert Porter Patterson Sr. | 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
| University of Chicago | Ph.B. | 1909 |
| University of Chicago Law School | J.D. | 1912 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Frank authored 62 published opinions for the court (1941–1949). Most cited: Osbourne v. United States (127 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Osbourne v. United States | 164 F.2d 767 | 127 |
| 1947 | In Re Fried | 161 F.2d 453 | 126 |
| 1944 | York v. Guaranty Trust Co. of New York | 143 F.2d 503 | 101 |
| 1949 | Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Havana Madrid Restaurant Corp. | 175 F.2d 77 | 91 |
| 1945 | United States v. Rubenstein | 151 F.2d 915 | 72 |
| 1944 | Wallace v. United States | 142 F.2d 240 | 69 |
| 1945 | United States v. Gutterman | 147 F.2d 540 | 66 |
| 1945 | Dudley v. Mealey | 147 F.2d 268 | 60 |
| 1947 | Skidmore v. John J. Casale, Inc. | 160 F.2d 527 | 58 |
| 1945 | Kyriakos v. Goulandris | 151 F.2d 132 | 50 |
| 1948 | United States v. City of New York | 165 F.2d 526 | 48 |
| 1944 | A. L. Smith Iron Co. v. Dickson | 141 F.2d 3 | 48 |
| 1943 | First Trust & Deposit Co. v. Shaughnessy | 134 F.2d 940 | 47 |
| 1944 | Helliwell v. Haberman | 140 F.2d 833 | 43 |
| 1944 | Fanelli v. United States Gypsum Co. | 141 F.2d 216 | 41 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 62 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 Jerome New Frank?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Jerome New Frank to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1941.
- Was Jerome New Frank appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Jerome New Frank was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Jerome New Frank's confirmation vote?
- Jerome New Frank was confirmed by voice vote on March 20, 1941. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Jerome New Frank on?
- Jerome New Frank was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Federal Judicial Center (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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15 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).