Who appointed John M. Cashin?

President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed John M. Cashin to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1956.

Was John M. Cashin appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

John M. Cashin was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was John M. Cashin's confirmation vote?

John M. Cashin was confirmed by voice vote on March 1, 1956. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Southern District of New York / Appointed 1956 / Served to 1970

John M. Cashin

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956 and confirmed by voice vote, John M. Cashin was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Cornell University Department of Law in 1915. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1892–1970
Appointed by: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Cornell Department of Law 1915
Succeeded: Samuel Hamilton Kaufman
Succeeded by: Walter Roe Mansfield

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1956	Southern District of New York succeeded Samuel Hamilton Kaufman	Eisenhower (R)	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

Cornell University Department of Law

LL.B.

1915

Judicial Record

In our data, Cashin authored 50 published opinions for the court (1956–1965). Most cited: Marquette Cement Manufacturing Co. v. Andreas (37 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1965	Marquette Cement Manufacturing Co. v. Andreas	239 F. Supp. 962	37
1960	Buchholtz v. Renard	188 F. Supp. 888	29
1962	United States v. Van Allen	208 F. Supp. 331	25
1963	Surrendra (Overseas) Private, Ltd. v. S.S. Hellenic Hero	213 F. Supp. 97	22
1960	United States v. Olen	183 F. Supp. 212	20
1962	United States v. Calise	217 F. Supp. 705	18
1961	Triumph Hosiery Mills, Inc. v. Triumph International Corp.	191 F. Supp. 937	17
1960	Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. v. Candy Frocks, Inc.	187 F. Supp. 334	17
1959	Pirone v. Flemming	183 F. Supp. 739	17
1965	Lipka v. United States	249 F. Supp. 213	16
1959	MacK v. Mishkin	172 F. Supp. 885	16
1959	Nash-Ringel, Inc. v. Amana Refrigeration, Inc.	172 F. Supp. 524	15
1962	United States v. Rutheiser	203 F. Supp. 891	14
1960	United States Ex Rel. Noia v. Fay	183 F. Supp. 222	14
1958	Burlesque Artists Ass'n v. American Guild of Variety Artists	187 F. Supp. 393	14

Showing the 15 most-cited of 50 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 M. Cashin?: President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed John M. Cashin to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1956.
Was John M. Cashin appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: John M. Cashin was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was John M. Cashin's confirmation vote?: John M. Cashin was confirmed by voice vote on March 1, 1956. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was John M. Cashin on?: John M. Cashin was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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14 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).