Martin Francis Loughlin
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Martin Francis Loughlin was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. He earned a law degree from Suffolk University Law School in 1951. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1923–2007
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- St. Anselm College 1947 · Suffolk Law School 1951
- Succeeded by
- Norman H. Stahl
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | District of New Hampshire | Carter (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
| St. Anselm College | A.B. | 1947 |
| Suffolk University Law School | LL.B. | 1951 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Loughlin was assigned 1,523 district-court cases (1980–1995). Median time from filing to termination: 401 days across 1,520 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, Loughlin authored 89 published opinions for the court (1979–1995). Most cited: Benko v. Schweiker (74 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Benko v. Schweiker | 551 F. Supp. 698 | 74 |
| 1984 | Town of Hooksett School District v. W.R. Grace & Co. | 617 F. Supp. 126 | 69 |
| 1986 | Francis v. Riso (In Re Riso) | 57 B.R. 789 | 56 |
| 1985 | United States v. Ottati & Goss, Inc. | 630 F. Supp. 1361 | 55 |
| 1990 | Bourque v. Town of Bow | 736 F. Supp. 398 | 32 |
| 1988 | McFarland v. Yegen | 699 F. Supp. 10 | 30 |
| 1989 | Delta Education, Inc. v. Langlois | 719 F. Supp. 42 | 22 |
| 1986 | Sailor Music v. Mai Kai of Concord, Inc. | 640 F. Supp. 629 | 22 |
| 1982 | Moholland v. Schweiker | 546 F. Supp. 383 | 22 |
| 1981 | Hoffman v. Nissan Motor Corp. in U.S.A. | 511 F. Supp. 352 | 22 |
| 1992 | Ferrofluidics Corp. v. Advanced Vacuum Components, Inc. | 789 F. Supp. 1201 | 21 |
| 1980 | Galonis v. National Broadcasting Co., Inc. | 498 F. Supp. 789 | 20 |
| 1994 | P.J. Noyes Co. v. American Motorists Insurance | 855 F. Supp. 492 | 19 |
| 1988 | Velcro Group Corp. v. Billarant | 692 F. Supp. 1443 | 17 |
| 1992 | Federal Deposit Insurance v. Grillo | 788 F. Supp. 641 | 16 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 89 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 Martin Francis Loughlin?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Martin Francis Loughlin to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire in 1979.
- Was Martin Francis Loughlin appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Martin Francis Loughlin was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Martin Francis Loughlin's confirmation vote?
- Martin Francis Loughlin was confirmed by voice vote on April 24, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Martin Francis Loughlin on?
- Martin Francis Loughlin was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire.
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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16 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).