Lawrence Warren Pierce
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and confirmed by voice vote, Lawrence Warren Pierce was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He earned a law degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1951. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1924–2020
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1981
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- St. Joseph's College (now St. Joseph's) 1948 · Fordham Law 1951
- Succeeded
- Murray Irwin Gurfein
- Succeeded by
- Joseph Michael McLaughlin
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Southern District of New York succeeded William Bernard Herlands | Nixon (R) | Voice vote |
| 1981 | Second Circuit succeeded Murray Irwin Gurfein | Reagan (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
Judicial Record
In our data, Pierce authored 72 published opinions for the court (1971–1981). Most cited: United States v. Stofsky (60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | United States v. Stofsky | 409 F. Supp. 609 | 60 |
| 1978 | Full-Sight Contact Lens Corp. v. Soft Lenses, Inc. | 466 F. Supp. 71 | 59 |
| 1978 | Hicks v. Casablanca Records | 464 F. Supp. 426 | 59 |
| 1977 | Rolf v. Blyth Eastman Dillon & Co., Inc. | 424 F. Supp. 1021 | 54 |
| 1975 | Save the Courthouse Committee v. Lynn | 408 F. Supp. 1323 | 40 |
| 1981 | GAF Corp. v. Eastman Kodak Co. | 519 F. Supp. 1203 | 35 |
| 1979 | United States v. Chovanec | 467 F. Supp. 41 | 34 |
| 1973 | Henderson v. Defense Contract Administration Services Region | 370 F. Supp. 180 | 34 |
| 1978 | Astra Footwear Industry v. Harwyn International, Inc. | 442 F. Supp. 907 | 30 |
| 1976 | Van Alen v. Dominick & Dominick, Inc. | 441 F. Supp. 389 | 30 |
| 1974 | Patterson v. NEWSPAPER & MAIL DEL. U. OF NY & VIC. | 384 F. Supp. 585 | 29 |
| 1971 | Almenares v. Wyman | 334 F. Supp. 512 | 29 |
| 1975 | In Re Stolar | 397 F. Supp. 520 | 28 |
| 1979 | Population Services International v. Carey | 476 F. Supp. 4 | 26 |
| 1980 | Decor by Nikkei International, Inc. v. Federal Republic of Nigeria | 497 F. Supp. 893 | 25 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 72 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 Lawrence Warren Pierce?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Lawrence Warren Pierce to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1981.
- Was Lawrence Warren Pierce appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Lawrence Warren Pierce was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Lawrence Warren Pierce's confirmation vote?
- Lawrence Warren Pierce was confirmed by voice vote on November 18, 1981. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Lawrence Warren Pierce on?
- Lawrence Warren Pierce was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
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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13 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).