John Francis Dooling Jr.
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and confirmed by voice vote, John Francis Dooling Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He earned a law degree from St. John's University School of Law in 1932. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1908–1981
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1961
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- St. Francis College 1929 · St. John's Law 1932
- Succeeded by
- Charles Proctor Sifton
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Eastern District of New York | 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
| St. Francis College | A.B. | 1929 |
| St. John's University School of Law | LL.B. | 1932 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1934 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Dooling authored 78 published opinions for the court (1961–1980). Most cited: Winters v. United States (55 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Winters v. United States | 281 F. Supp. 289 | 55 |
| 1967 | American Airlines, Inc. v. Town of Hempstead | 272 F. Supp. 226 | 37 |
| 1966 | Laurenzano v. Einbender | 264 F. Supp. 356 | 37 |
| 1980 | McRae v. Califano | 491 F. Supp. 630 | 34 |
| 1962 | Branche v. Board of Education of Town of Hempstead | 204 F. Supp. 150 | 32 |
| 1969 | Aircraft Owners & Pilots Ass'n v. Port Authority of NY | 305 F. Supp. 93 | 30 |
| 1968 | Lipton v. National Hellenic American Lines | 294 F. Supp. 308 | 26 |
| 1961 | Wrynn v. United States | 200 F. Supp. 457 | 25 |
| 1973 | United States Ex Rel. Johnson v. Chairman, New York State Board of Parole | 363 F. Supp. 416 | 24 |
| 1970 | United States v. Schofer | 310 F. Supp. 1292 | 22 |
| 1976 | McRae v. Mathews | 421 F. Supp. 533 | 20 |
| 1972 | Sorrentino v. United States | 344 F. Supp. 1308 | 20 |
| 1971 | Atlantic Aviation Corporation v. Estate of Costas | 332 F. Supp. 1002 | 19 |
| 1971 | ECC CORPORATION v. Slater Electric, Inc. | 336 F. Supp. 148 | 18 |
| 1969 | Beyer v. Werner | 299 F. Supp. 967 | 18 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 78 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 Francis Dooling Jr.?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed John Francis Dooling Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in 1961.
- Was John Francis Dooling Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Francis Dooling Jr. 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 Francis Dooling Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- John Francis Dooling Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on September 21, 1961. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Francis Dooling Jr. on?
- John Francis Dooling Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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19 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).