Leonard I. Garth
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1973 and confirmed by voice vote, Leonard I. Garth was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1952. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1921–2016
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1973
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Columbia 1942 · Harvard Law School 1952
- Succeeded
- James Rosen
- Succeeded by
- Morton Ira Greenberg
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | District of New Jersey succeeded Thomas M. Madden | Nixon (R) | Voice vote |
| 1973 | Third Circuit succeeded James Rosen | 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
| Columbia University | B.A. | 1942 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1952 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Garth authored 9 published opinions for the court (1970–1973). Most cited: Foster v. Maldonado (16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Foster v. Maldonado | 315 F. Supp. 1179 | 16 |
| 1973 | Freeman & Bass, P.A. v. State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation | 359 F. Supp. 1053 | 14 |
| 1971 | United States Ex Rel. Wood v. Blacker | 335 F. Supp. 43 | 14 |
| 1973 | Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. v. American Cyanamid Co. | 361 F. Supp. 1032 | 9 |
| 1972 | Schiaffo v. Helstoski | 350 F. Supp. 1076 | 9 |
| 1972 | Johnson & Johnson v. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY | 345 F. Supp. 1216 | 9 |
| 1971 | United States v. RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company | 325 F. Supp. 656 | 5 |
| 1973 | United States v. United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States & Canada Local Union Number 24 | 364 F. Supp. 808 | 2 |
| 1973 | COMMUNITY ACTION PROG. EXEC. DIR. ASS'N OF NJ, INC. v. Ash | 365 F. Supp. 1355 | 1 |
Showing the 9 most-cited of 9 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 Leonard I. Garth?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Leonard I. Garth to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1973.
- Was Leonard I. Garth appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Leonard I. Garth was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Leonard I. Garth's confirmation vote?
- Leonard I. Garth was confirmed by voice vote on August 3, 1973. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Leonard I. Garth on?
- Leonard I. Garth was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third 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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43 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).