Joseph Simon Lord III
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and confirmed by voice vote, Joseph Simon Lord III was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1936. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1912–1991
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1961
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania 1933 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1936
- Succeeded by
- Marvin Katz
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Kennedy (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 | A.B. | 1933 |
| University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) | LL.B. | 1936 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Lord was assigned 45 district-court cases (1987–1991). Median time from filing to termination: 356 days across 45 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Lord authored 180 published opinions for the court (1973–1990). Most cited: Santiago v. City of Philadelphia (93 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Santiago v. City of Philadelphia | 435 F. Supp. 136 | 93 |
| 1979 | Kratz v. Kratz | 477 F. Supp. 463 | 75 |
| 1979 | United States v. Vignola | 464 F. Supp. 1091 | 55 |
| 1974 | Greenberg v. Croydon Plastics Co., Inc. | 378 F. Supp. 806 | 51 |
| 1974 | Maybanks v. Ingraham | 378 F. Supp. 913 | 46 |
| 1982 | Cardio-Medical Associates, Ltd v. Crozer-Chester Medical Center | 536 F. Supp. 1065 | 43 |
| 1978 | Greenberg v. McCabe | 453 F. Supp. 765 | 43 |
| 1977 | Eubanks v. Clarke | 434 F. Supp. 1022 | 43 |
| 1976 | United States v. Sorrell | 413 F. Supp. 138 | 43 |
| 1980 | Sims v. MacK Truck Corp. | 488 F. Supp. 592 | 40 |
| 1978 | Freeman v. Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. | 449 F. Supp. 974 | 38 |
| 1973 | Reed v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company | 367 F. Supp. 134 | 37 |
| 1985 | Aquino v. Public Finance Consumer Discount Co. | 606 F. Supp. 504 | 35 |
| 1985 | Werts v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n | 48 B.R. 980 | 35 |
| 1973 | In Re Penn Central Securities Litigation | 367 F. Supp. 1158 | 35 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 180 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 Simon Lord III?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed Joseph Simon Lord III to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1961.
- Was Joseph Simon Lord III appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Joseph Simon Lord III was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Joseph Simon Lord III's confirmation vote?
- Joseph Simon Lord III was confirmed by voice vote on September 14, 1961. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Joseph Simon Lord III on?
- Joseph Simon Lord III was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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29 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).