John Munro Woolsey
Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1929 and confirmed by voice vote, John Munro Woolsey was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1901. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1877–1945
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover, 1929
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Yale 1898 · Columbia Law School 1901
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Southern District of New York | 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
| Yale University | A.B. | 1898 |
| Columbia Law School | LL.B. | 1901 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Woolsey authored 92 published opinions for the court (1929–1943). Most cited: United States v. One Book Called\ (65 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | United States v. One Book Called\ | 5 F. Supp. 182 | 65 |
| 1931 | In Re Osofsky | 50 F.2d 925 | 58 |
| 1931 | Lewys v. O'NEILL | 49 F.2d 603 | 52 |
| 1931 | JK Welding Co. v. Gotham Marine Corporation | 47 F.2d 332 | 39 |
| 1932 | Lowenfels v. Nathan | 2 F. Supp. 73 | 33 |
| 1931 | Goetz v. Interlake S. S. Co. | 47 F.2d 753 | 33 |
| 1931 | Hazeltine Corporation v. Radio Corporation of America | 52 F.2d 504 | 32 |
| 1939 | Basevi v. Edward O'Toole Co. | 26 F. Supp. 41 | 23 |
| 1931 | Mara v. United States | 54 F.2d 397 | 23 |
| 1934 | United States v. Bank of United States | 5 F. Supp. 942 | 22 |
| 1933 | Campbell v. Chase Nat. Bank of City of New York | 5 F. Supp. 156 | 22 |
| 1930 | The Carso | 43 F.2d 736 | 22 |
| 1938 | Bradford v. Chase Nat. Bank of City of New York | 24 F. Supp. 28 | 21 |
| 1937 | Hazeltine Corporation v. Radio Corporation | 20 F. Supp. 668 | 21 |
| 1941 | Fleming v. Arsenal Bldg. Corporation | 38 F. Supp. 207 | 20 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 92 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 Munro Woolsey?
- President Herbert Hoover appointed John Munro Woolsey to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1929.
- Was John Munro Woolsey appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Munro Woolsey was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Munro Woolsey's confirmation vote?
- John Munro Woolsey was confirmed by voice vote on April 29, 1929. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Munro Woolsey on?
- John Munro Woolsey 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: Augustus Vincent Tack (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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16 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).