Lunsford Richardson Preyer
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, Lunsford Richardson Preyer was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1949. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1919–2001
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1962
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Princeton 1941 · Harvard Law School 1949
- Succeeded by
- Eugene Andrew Gordon
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Middle District of North Carolina | Kennedy (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
| Princeton University | A.B. | 1941 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1949 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Preyer authored 6 published opinions for the court (1961–1962). Most cited: Marsden v. Southern Flight Service, Inc. (23 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Marsden v. Southern Flight Service, Inc. | 227 F. Supp. 411 | 23 |
| 1962 | Hot Shoppes, Inc. v. Hot Shoppe, Incorporated | 203 F. Supp. 777 | 14 |
| 1962 | Nowotny v. Turner | 203 F. Supp. 802 | 11 |
| 1962 | State of North Carolina v. United States | 210 F. Supp. 675 | 10 |
| 1962 | Stout v. Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company | 201 F. Supp. 647 | 10 |
| 1962 | Safeway Trails, Inc. v. Stuyvesant Insurance Company | 211 F. Supp. 227 | 7 |
Showing the 6 most-cited of 6 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 Lunsford Richardson Preyer?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed Lunsford Richardson Preyer to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina in 1962.
- Was Lunsford Richardson Preyer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Lunsford Richardson Preyer was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Lunsford Richardson Preyer's confirmation vote?
- Lunsford Richardson Preyer was confirmed by voice vote on February 7, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Lunsford Richardson Preyer on?
- Lunsford Richardson Preyer was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: US Government Printing Office (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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1 year on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).