Joseph Leo McGlynn Jr.
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1974 and confirmed by voice vote, Joseph Leo McGlynn Jr. 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 1951. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1925–1999
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1974
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Mount St. Mary's College 1948 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1951
- Succeeded
- Thomas Ambrose Masterson
- Succeeded by
- Harvey Bartle III
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Thomas Ambrose Masterson | Nixon (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
| Mount St. Mary's College | B.S. | 1948 |
| University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) | LL.B. | 1951 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, McGlynn was assigned 1,094 district-court cases (1983–1998). Median time from filing to termination: 230 days across 1,094 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, McGlynn authored 100 published opinions for the court (1975–1997). Most cited: In Re Philadelphia Athletic Club, Inc. (78 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | In Re Philadelphia Athletic Club, Inc. | 20 B.R. 328 | 78 |
| 1988 | Fryman v. Century Factors (In Re Art Shirt Ltd.) | 93 B.R. 333 | 67 |
| 1977 | In Re C. D. Moyer Co. Trust Fund | 441 F. Supp. 1128 | 64 |
| 1977 | Closed Circuit Corp. of America v. Jerrold Electronics Corp. | 426 F. Supp. 361 | 38 |
| 1981 | American Diabetes Ass'n v. National Diabetes Ass'n | 533 F. Supp. 16 | 34 |
| 1991 | In Re Mechanical Maintenance, Inc. | 128 B.R. 382 | 33 |
| 1984 | Lucash v. Strick Corp. | 602 F. Supp. 430 | 32 |
| 1977 | Todd v. Associated Credit Bureau Services, Inc. | 451 F. Supp. 447 | 31 |
| 1976 | Butz v. British Airways | 421 F. Supp. 127 | 26 |
| 1989 | Kraus v. Consolidated Rail Corp. | 723 F. Supp. 1073 | 25 |
| 1981 | Paul Revere Protective Life Insurance v. Weis | 535 F. Supp. 379 | 25 |
| 1986 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland | 63 B.R. 18 | 23 |
| 1982 | Mid-South Grizzlies v. National Football League | 550 F. Supp. 558 | 23 |
| 1981 | Staffin v. Greenberg | 509 F. Supp. 825 | 21 |
| 1989 | Smith v. Kissell Co. | 98 B.R. 708 | 20 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 100 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 Leo McGlynn Jr.?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Joseph Leo McGlynn Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1974.
- Was Joseph Leo McGlynn Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Joseph Leo McGlynn Jr. was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Joseph Leo McGlynn Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Joseph Leo McGlynn Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on March 1, 1974. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Joseph Leo McGlynn Jr. on?
- Joseph Leo McGlynn Jr. 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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24 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).