Marvin E. Frankel
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 and confirmed by voice vote, Marvin E. Frankel was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1948. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1920–2002
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Queens College 1943 · Columbia Law School 1948
- Succeeded
- Gregory Francis Noonan
- Succeeded by
- Abraham David Sofaer
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Southern District of New York succeeded Gregory Francis Noonan | L.B. Johnson (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
| Queens College | A.B. | 1943 |
| Columbia Law School | LL.B. | 1948 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Frankel authored 148 published opinions for the court (1966–1978). Most cited: Ratner v. Chemical Bank New York Trust Company (111 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Ratner v. Chemical Bank New York Trust Company | 329 F. Supp. 270 | 111 |
| 1966 | United States v. Halsey | 257 F. Supp. 1002 | 94 |
| 1968 | Grossner v. Trustees of Columbia University in City of NY | 287 F. Supp. 535 | 91 |
| 1977 | United States Ex Rel. Wolfish v. Levi | 439 F. Supp. 114 | 78 |
| 1968 | United States v. Mann | 291 F. Supp. 268 | 67 |
| 1970 | Globus, Inc. v. Law Research Service, Inc. | 318 F. Supp. 955 | 65 |
| 1970 | United States v. Sweig | 316 F. Supp. 1148 | 59 |
| 1967 | United States v. Gleason | 265 F. Supp. 880 | 56 |
| 1976 | Aspira of NY v. Bd. of Ed. of City of New York | 423 F. Supp. 647 | 52 |
| 1966 | In Re Terkeltoub | 256 F. Supp. 683 | 45 |
| 1978 | Alexander v. Haley | 460 F. Supp. 40 | 44 |
| 1976 | GAF Corp. v. Eastman Kodak Co. | 415 F. Supp. 129 | 44 |
| 1971 | Sobell v. Reed | 327 F. Supp. 1294 | 44 |
| 1975 | Aitchison v. Berger | 404 F. Supp. 1137 | 39 |
| 1969 | Valenti v. Rockefeller | 292 F. Supp. 851 | 38 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 148 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 Marvin E. Frankel?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Marvin E. Frankel to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1965.
- Was Marvin E. Frankel appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Marvin E. Frankel was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Marvin E. Frankel's confirmation vote?
- Marvin E. Frankel was confirmed by voice vote on October 21, 1965. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Marvin E. Frankel on?
- Marvin E. Frankel was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern 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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12 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).