John Clark Knox
Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1918 and confirmed by voice vote, John Clark Knox was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1881–1966
- Appointed by
- Woodrow Wilson, 1918
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Waynesburg College 1902
- Succeeded
- Martin Thomas Manton
- Succeeded by
- Richard Harrington Levet
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Southern District of New York succeeded Martin Thomas Manton | Wilson (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
| University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) | ||
| Waynesburg College | A.B. | 1902 |
| Read law | 1904 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Knox authored 58 published opinions for the court (1924–1956). Most cited: Hansen Packing Co. v. Armour & Co. (36 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Hansen Packing Co. v. Armour & Co. | 16 F. Supp. 784 | 36 |
| 1950 | United States v. Aluminum Co. of America | 91 F. Supp. 333 | 27 |
| 1929 | Schellberg v. Empringham | 36 F.2d 991 | 25 |
| 1948 | United States v. General Electric Co. | 80 F. Supp. 989 | 24 |
| 1931 | In Re Fisher | 51 F.2d 424 | 20 |
| 1956 | United States v. 48.10 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in New Windsor | 144 F. Supp. 258 | 17 |
| 1945 | Abbott v. United States | 61 F. Supp. 989 | 17 |
| 1932 | Torquay Corporation v. Radio Corporation of America | 2 F. Supp. 841 | 17 |
| 1932 | Andrews v. Guenther Pub. Co. | 60 F.2d 555 | 16 |
| 1931 | Hand v. Kansas City Southern Ry. Co. | 55 F.2d 712 | 14 |
| 1944 | New York Life Ins. Co. v. Cooper | 76 F. Supp. 976 | 13 |
| 1940 | Balcoff v. Teagarden | 36 F. Supp. 224 | 12 |
| 1925 | Simonton v. Gordon | 12 F.2d 116 | 12 |
| 1941 | Lilly v. United States Lines Co. | 42 F. Supp. 214 | 11 |
| 1937 | In Re Schulte Retail Stores Corporation | 22 F. Supp. 612 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 58 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 Clark Knox?
- President Woodrow Wilson appointed John Clark Knox to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1918.
- Was John Clark Knox appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Clark Knox was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Clark Knox's confirmation vote?
- John Clark Knox was confirmed by voice vote on April 12, 1918. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Clark Knox on?
- John Clark Knox 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: Bain (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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48 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).