Lawrence Edward Walsh
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954 and confirmed by voice vote, Lawrence Edward Walsh 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 1935. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1912–2014
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Columbia 1932 · Columbia Law School 1935
- Succeeded by
- Lloyd Francis MacMahon
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Southern District of New York | Eisenhower (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
| Columbia University | A.B. | 1932 |
| Columbia Law School | LL.B. | 1935 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Walsh authored 26 published opinions for the court (1954–1957). Most cited: Breswick & Co. v. Briggs (32 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Breswick & Co. v. Briggs | 135 F. Supp. 397 | 32 |
| 1955 | American Eastern Corporation v. United States | 133 F. Supp. 11 | 21 |
| 1955 | Nugey v. Paul-Lewis Laboratories, Inc. | 132 F. Supp. 448 | 21 |
| 1955 | Brahms v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. | 133 F. Supp. 283 | 20 |
| 1956 | Howard v. Furst | 140 F. Supp. 507 | 18 |
| 1955 | Jones v. Radio Corporation of America | 131 F. Supp. 82 | 16 |
| 1957 | M. & D. Simon Co. v. R. H. MacY & Co. | 152 F. Supp. 212 | 15 |
| 1955 | United States v. Watchmakers of Switzerland Information Center, Inc. | 133 F. Supp. 40 | 15 |
| 1955 | United States v. Onassis | 133 F. Supp. 327 | 15 |
| 1954 | United States v. Metro Novelty Manufacturing Co. | 125 F. Supp. 713 | 12 |
| 1957 | In Re the Grand Jury Subpœna Duces Tecum Addressed to Electric & Musical Industries, Ltd. | 155 F. Supp. 892 | 10 |
| 1955 | In Re Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company | 138 F. Supp. 195 | 10 |
| 1954 | Dufek v. Roux Distributing Company | 125 F. Supp. 716 | 10 |
| 1955 | McCaffrey v. Cunard Steamship Company | 139 F. Supp. 472 | 9 |
| 1957 | Toho Bussan Kaisha, Ltd. v. American President Lines, Ltd. | 155 F. Supp. 886 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 26 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 Edward Walsh?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Lawrence Edward Walsh to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1954.
- Was Lawrence Edward Walsh appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Lawrence Edward Walsh was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Lawrence Edward Walsh's confirmation vote?
- Lawrence Edward Walsh was confirmed by voice vote on April 27, 1954. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Lawrence Edward Walsh on?
- Lawrence Edward Walsh 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: U.S. National Park Service (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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3 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).