Lawrence Aloysius Whipple
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967 and confirmed by voice vote, Lawrence Aloysius Whipple was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He earned a law degree from John Marshall Law School, Jersey City, New Jersey in 1939. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1910–1983
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1967
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Columbia 1933 · John Marshall Law School, Jersey City, New Jersey 1939
- Succeeded
- Thomas Francis Meaney
- Succeeded by
- H. Lee Sarokin
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | District of New Jersey succeeded Thomas Francis Meaney | L.B. Johnson (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
| Columbia University | B.S. | 1933 |
| John Marshall Law School, Jersey City, New Jersey | LL.B. | 1939 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Whipple authored 51 published opinions for the court (1968–1982). Most cited: Pace v. Fauver (62 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Pace v. Fauver | 479 F. Supp. 456 | 62 |
| 1981 | Cibenko v. Worth Publishers, Inc. | 510 F. Supp. 761 | 57 |
| 1979 | Chatlos Systems, Inc. v. National Cash Register Corp. | 479 F. Supp. 738 | 54 |
| 1980 | Caesars World, Inc. v. Caesar's Palace | 490 F. Supp. 818 | 41 |
| 1972 | Tully v. Mott Supermarkets, Inc. | 337 F. Supp. 834 | 31 |
| 1982 | Sentner v. Amtrak | 540 F. Supp. 557 | 29 |
| 1981 | Meltzer v. Zoller | 520 F. Supp. 847 | 28 |
| 1971 | Farmingdale Supermarket, Inc. v. United States | 336 F. Supp. 534 | 26 |
| 1974 | United States v. Gross | 375 F. Supp. 971 | 20 |
| 1973 | Kan Kam Lin v. Rinaldi | 361 F. Supp. 177 | 19 |
| 1976 | United States v. Lipowski | 423 F. Supp. 864 | 17 |
| 1980 | Hild v. Bruner | 496 F. Supp. 93 | 16 |
| 1977 | Midland Bank & Trust Co. v. Fid. & Deposit Co. of Md. | 442 F. Supp. 960 | 16 |
| 1980 | Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. Francis (In Re Pritchard & Baird, Inc.) | 8 B.R. 265 | 14 |
| 1978 | Essential Communication System, Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. | 446 F. Supp. 1090 | 14 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 51 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 Aloysius Whipple?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Lawrence Aloysius Whipple to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1967.
- Was Lawrence Aloysius Whipple appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Lawrence Aloysius Whipple was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Lawrence Aloysius Whipple's confirmation vote?
- Lawrence Aloysius Whipple was confirmed by voice vote on October 12, 1967. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Lawrence Aloysius Whipple on?
- Lawrence Aloysius Whipple was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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15 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).