Mark Americus Costantino
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, Mark Americus Costantino was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1947. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1920–1990
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1971
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Brooklyn Law School 1947
- Succeeded by
- Carol Bagley Amon
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Eastern District of New York | 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
| Brooklyn Law School | LL.B. | 1947 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Costantino was assigned 107 district-court cases (1968–1990). Median time from filing to termination: 266 days across 68 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Costantino authored 93 published opinions for the court (1971–1989). Most cited: Linskey v. Heidelberg Eastern, Inc. (35 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Linskey v. Heidelberg Eastern, Inc. | 470 F. Supp. 1181 | 35 |
| 1976 | Vanasco v. Schwartz | 401 F. Supp. 87 | 35 |
| 1981 | Flushing Savings Bank v. Parr (In Re Parr) | 13 B.R. 1010 | 30 |
| 1979 | King v. Harris | 464 F. Supp. 827 | 27 |
| 1977 | United States v. Miller | 432 F. Supp. 382 | 22 |
| 1977 | United States v. Westerbann-Martinez | 435 F. Supp. 690 | 21 |
| 1987 | Healy v. United States Postal Service | 677 F. Supp. 1284 | 20 |
| 1979 | Catterson v. Caso | 472 F. Supp. 833 | 19 |
| 1975 | Lowenstein v. Rooney | 401 F. Supp. 952 | 19 |
| 1981 | Data Communication, Inc. v. Dirmeyer | 514 F. Supp. 26 | 17 |
| 1981 | Gold v. United States | 506 F. Supp. 473 | 16 |
| 1979 | Ricotta v. Iberia Lineas Aereas De Espana | 482 F. Supp. 497 | 16 |
| 1975 | Glover v. City of New York | 401 F. Supp. 632 | 16 |
| 1974 | Bayer v. Kinzler | 383 F. Supp. 1164 | 16 |
| 1983 | Flowers v. Webb | 575 F. Supp. 1450 | 15 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 93 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 Mark Americus Costantino?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Mark Americus Costantino to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in 1971.
- Was Mark Americus Costantino appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Mark Americus Costantino was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Mark Americus Costantino's confirmation vote?
- Mark Americus Costantino was confirmed by voice vote on May 20, 1971. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Mark Americus Costantino on?
- Mark Americus Costantino was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
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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19 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).