Leonard Patrick Walsh
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959 and confirmed by voice vote, Leonard Patrick Walsh was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He earned a law degree from National University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School) in 1933. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1904–1980
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- National Law (now George Washington University Law School) 1933
- Succeeded
- Bolitha James Laws
- Succeeded by
- Thomas Aquinas Flannery
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | District of Columbia succeeded Bolitha James Laws | 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
Judicial Record
In our data, Walsh authored 23 published opinions for the court (1960–1971). Most cited: Union Savings Bank of Patchogue, New York v. Saxon (20 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Union Savings Bank of Patchogue, New York v. Saxon | 209 F. Supp. 319 | 20 |
| 1964 | Seaboard World Airlines, Inc. v. Gronouski | 230 F. Supp. 44 | 19 |
| 1960 | In Re Grand Jury Investigation of the Shipping Industry | 186 F. Supp. 298 | 17 |
| 1965 | United States v. Washington | 249 F. Supp. 40 | 16 |
| 1964 | Commercial Security Bank v. Saxon | 236 F. Supp. 457 | 16 |
| 1971 | United States v. Bryant | 331 F. Supp. 927 | 15 |
| 1961 | Young v. Hayes | 195 F. Supp. 911 | 14 |
| 1960 | Lark v. West | 182 F. Supp. 794 | 14 |
| 1966 | United States v. Zarkin | 250 F. Supp. 728 | 13 |
| 1963 | Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen v. Southern Railway Co. | 217 F. Supp. 58 | 10 |
| 1971 | United States v. Green | 331 F. Supp. 44 | 9 |
| 1961 | Ottenberg v. Ottenberg | 194 F. Supp. 98 | 9 |
| 1971 | Bland v. Rodgers | 332 F. Supp. 989 | 8 |
| 1963 | Donovan v. Clarke | 222 F. Supp. 632 | 8 |
| 1969 | United States v. O'BAUGH | 304 F. Supp. 767 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 23 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 Patrick Walsh?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Leonard Patrick Walsh to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 1959.
- Was Leonard Patrick Walsh appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Leonard Patrick 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 Leonard Patrick Walsh's confirmation vote?
- Leonard Patrick Walsh was confirmed by voice vote on September 9, 1959. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Leonard Patrick Walsh on?
- Leonard Patrick Walsh was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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20 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).