John Christopher Mahoney
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 and confirmed by voice vote, John Christopher Mahoney was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1908. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1882–1952
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Brown 1905 · Harvard Law School 1908
- Succeeded
- James Madison Morton Jr.
- Succeeded by
- John Patrick Hartigan
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | District of Rhode Island succeeded Ira Lloyd Letts | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
| 1940 | First Circuit succeeded James Madison Morton Jr. | F.D. Roosevelt (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
| Brown University | A.B. | 1905 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1908 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Mahoney authored 5 published opinions for the court (1937–1945). Most cited: Bowie v. Gonzalez (112 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Bowie v. Gonzalez | 117 F.2d 11 | 112 |
| 1945 | Aldred Inv. Trust v. Securities & Exchange Commission | 151 F.2d 254 | 44 |
| 1945 | Crespo v. United States | 151 F.2d 44 | 26 |
| 1937 | Buck v. Hillsgrove Country Club, Inc. | 17 F. Supp. 643 | 6 |
| 1939 | Keefe v. Broderick | 25 F. Supp. 957 | 4 |
Showing the 5 most-cited of 5 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 Christopher Mahoney?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed John Christopher Mahoney to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in 1940.
- Was John Christopher Mahoney appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Christopher Mahoney was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Christopher Mahoney's confirmation vote?
- John Christopher Mahoney was confirmed by voice vote on February 7, 1940. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Christopher Mahoney on?
- John Christopher Mahoney was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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12 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).