John Knight
Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1932 and confirmed by voice vote, John Knight was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1871–1955
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover, 1932
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Rochester 1893
- Succeeded
- John Raymond Hazel
- Succeeded by
- Justin Colfax Morgan
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Western District of New York succeeded John Raymond Hazel | Hoover (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
| University of Rochester | A.B. | 1893 |
| Read law | 1896 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Knight authored 102 published opinions for the court (1931–1954). Most cited: Automotive Equipment v. Trico Products Corporation (39 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Automotive Equipment v. Trico Products Corporation | 11 F. Supp. 292 | 39 |
| 1937 | Petition of Liebler | 19 F. Supp. 829 | 26 |
| 1950 | McCarley v. Foster-Milburn Co. | 89 F. Supp. 643 | 19 |
| 1947 | Holland v. General Motors Corporation | 75 F. Supp. 274 | 19 |
| 1946 | General Electric Co. v. Refrigeration Patents Corp. | 65 F. Supp. 75 | 19 |
| 1948 | The Sultana | 77 F. Supp. 287 | 18 |
| 1935 | Bourjois, Inc. v. McGowan | 12 F. Supp. 787 | 16 |
| 1935 | Driver-Harris Co. v. Industrial Furnace Corporation | 12 F. Supp. 918 | 15 |
| 1950 | F. E. Myers & Brother Co. v. Goulds Pumps, Inc. | 91 F. Supp. 475 | 14 |
| 1949 | Prechtl v. United States | 84 F. Supp. 889 | 14 |
| 1934 | In Re Fullagar | 8 F. Supp. 602 | 14 |
| 1931 | Connecticut General Life Ins. Co. of Hartford v. Yaw | 53 F.2d 684 | 14 |
| 1939 | United States v. City of Salamanca | 27 F. Supp. 541 | 13 |
| 1935 | United States v. One Pitcairn Biplane, Registration No. NC-5062 | 11 F. Supp. 24 | 13 |
| 1932 | In Re Kubiniec | 2 F. Supp. 632 | 12 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 102 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 Knight?
- President Herbert Hoover appointed John Knight to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York in 1932.
- Was John Knight appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Knight was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Knight's confirmation vote?
- John Knight was confirmed by voice vote on January 6, 1932. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Knight on?
- John Knight was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western 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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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).