John Matthew Cannella
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1963 and confirmed by voice vote, John Matthew Cannella was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1933. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1908–1996
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1963
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Fordham College 1930 · Fordham Law 1933
- Succeeded
- Irving Robert Kaufman
- Succeeded by
- Mary Johnson Lowe
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Southern District of New York succeeded Irving Robert Kaufman | 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
| Fordham College | B.S. | 1930 |
| Fordham University School of Law | LL.B. | 1933 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Cannella was assigned 131 district-court cases (1977–1993). Median time from filing to termination: 823 days across 131 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Cannella authored 241 published opinions for the court (1964–1994). Most cited: Ghazoul v. International Management Services, Inc. (77 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Ghazoul v. International Management Services, Inc. | 398 F. Supp. 307 | 77 |
| 1990 | Rosenfeld v. W.B. Saunders | 728 F. Supp. 236 | 71 |
| 1993 | Ludwig v. NYNEX Service Co. | 838 F. Supp. 769 | 55 |
| 1975 | Gaskin v. Stumm Handel GmbH | 390 F. Supp. 361 | 55 |
| 1977 | Lottie Joplin Thomas Trust v. Crown Publishers, Inc. | 456 F. Supp. 531 | 54 |
| 1979 | Ainger v. Michigan General Corp. | 476 F. Supp. 1209 | 49 |
| 1991 | Litton Industries, Inc. v. Lehman Bros. Kuhn Loeb | 767 F. Supp. 1220 | 46 |
| 1990 | Travelers Insurance v. Buffalo Reinsurance Co. | 739 F. Supp. 209 | 46 |
| 1985 | Bank of Cochin Ltd. v. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. | 612 F. Supp. 1533 | 45 |
| 1985 | Beneficial Commercial Corp. v. Murray Glick Datsun, Inc. | 601 F. Supp. 770 | 45 |
| 1990 | Litton Industries, Inc. v. Lehman Bros. Kuhn Loeb Inc. | 734 F. Supp. 1071 | 44 |
| 1980 | Stop the Olympic Prison v. United States Olympic Committee | 489 F. Supp. 1112 | 44 |
| 1979 | United States v. Aronoff | 466 F. Supp. 855 | 43 |
| 1976 | U. S. Ex Rel. Sheldon Electric Co. v. Blackhawk Heating & Plumbing Co. | 423 F. Supp. 486 | 43 |
| 1979 | Klamberg v. Roth | 473 F. Supp. 544 | 37 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 241 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 John Matthew Cannella?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed John Matthew Cannella to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1963.
- Was John Matthew Cannella appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Matthew Cannella was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Matthew Cannella's confirmation vote?
- John Matthew Cannella was confirmed by voice vote on June 28, 1963. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Matthew Cannella on?
- John Matthew Cannella 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
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- 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).