Joseph Lamb Bodine
Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1920 and confirmed by voice vote, Joseph Lamb Bodine 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 1908. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1883–1950
- Appointed by
- Woodrow Wilson, 1920
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Princeton 1905 · Harvard Law School 1908
- Succeeded
- John Warren Davis
- Succeeded by
- John Boyd Avis
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | District of New Jersey succeeded John Warren Davis | 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
| Princeton University | A.B. | 1905 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1908 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Bodine authored 5 published opinions for the court (1924–1928). Most cited: Young v. Gnichtel (11 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Young v. Gnichtel | 28 F.2d 789 | 11 |
| 1926 | New York Life Ins. Co. v. Renault | 11 F.2d 281 | 6 |
| 1925 | In Re Golden Cruller & Doughnut Co. | 6 F.2d 1015 | 5 |
| 1926 | Radio Corporation of America v. United Radio & Electric Corporation | 50 F.2d 206 | 3 |
| 1924 | In Re Schuttig | 1 F.2d 443 | 1 |
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 Joseph Lamb Bodine?
- President Woodrow Wilson appointed Joseph Lamb Bodine to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1920.
- Was Joseph Lamb Bodine appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Joseph Lamb Bodine was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Joseph Lamb Bodine's confirmation vote?
- Joseph Lamb Bodine was confirmed by voice vote on June 2, 1920. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Joseph Lamb Bodine on?
- Joseph Lamb Bodine 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
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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8 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).