U.S. Customs Court / Appointed 1955 / Served to 1977
Mary Honor Donlon
Judge, U.S. Customs Court
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1955 and confirmed by voice vote, Mary Honor Donlon was a Judge on the U.S. Customs Court. She earned a law degree from Cornell University Department of Law in 1920. Sources ↓
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1955
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Cornell Department of Law 1920
- Succeeded
- Genevieve Rose Cline
- Succeeded by
- Bernard Newman
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | U.S. Customs Court · succeeded Genevieve Rose Cline | Eisenhower (R) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.
Education
| Cornell University Department of Law | LL.B. | 1920 |
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory (opens primary source in a new tab)
- Wikidata (opens primary source in a new tab)
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons (opens primary source in a new tab)
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21 years on the U.S. Customs Court. Data last verified 2026-06-29. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).