John Francis Gerry
Appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1974 and confirmed by voice vote, John Francis Gerry was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1953. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1925–1995
- Appointed by
- Gerald Ford, 1974
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Princeton 1950 · Harvard Law School 1953
- Succeeded
- James Aloysius Coolahan
- Succeeded by
- Joseph A. Greenaway Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | District of New Jersey succeeded James Aloysius Coolahan | Ford (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
| Princeton University | A.B. | 1950 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1953 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Gerry was assigned 1,205 district-court cases (1982–1994). Median time from filing to termination: 403 days across 1,203 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, Gerry authored 131 published opinions for the court (1975–1994). Most cited: United States v. Kramer (117 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | United States v. Kramer | 757 F. Supp. 397 | 117 |
| 1992 | Resorts International, Inc. v. Greate Bay Hotel & Casino, Inc. | 830 F. Supp. 826 | 92 |
| 1992 | Oxford House, Inc. v. Township of Cherry Hill | 799 F. Supp. 450 | 84 |
| 1989 | United States v. Rohm & Haas Co. | 721 F. Supp. 666 | 59 |
| 1989 | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. v. Philadelphia Electric Co. | 722 F. Supp. 184 | 49 |
| 1978 | Voytko v. Ramada Inn of Atlantic City | 445 F. Supp. 315 | 48 |
| 1975 | White v. Smith | 398 F. Supp. 130 | 40 |
| 1991 | United States v. Borough of Audubon, NJ | 797 F. Supp. 353 | 39 |
| 1990 | Major League Baseball Promotion Corp. v. Colour-Tex, Inc. | 729 F. Supp. 1035 | 39 |
| 1990 | Weiss v. Parker Hannifan Corp. | 747 F. Supp. 1118 | 37 |
| 1985 | Student Public Interest Research Group of New Jersey, Inc. v. Monsanto Co. | 600 F. Supp. 1479 | 35 |
| 1983 | D'Imperio v. United States | 575 F. Supp. 248 | 33 |
| 1994 | Newcomb v. Daniels, Saltz, Mongeluzzi & Barrett, Ltd. | 847 F. Supp. 1244 | 32 |
| 1993 | Massey v. Trump's Castle Hotel & Casino | 828 F. Supp. 314 | 31 |
| 1988 | Egloff v. New Jersey Air National Guard | 684 F. Supp. 1275 | 31 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 131 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 Gerry?
- President Gerald Ford appointed John Francis Gerry to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1974.
- Was John Francis Gerry appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Francis Gerry was appointed by President Gerald Ford, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Francis Gerry's confirmation vote?
- John Francis Gerry was confirmed by voice vote on December 18, 1974. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Francis Gerry on?
- John Francis Gerry was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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20 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).