Matthew Francis McGuire
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941 and confirmed by voice vote, Matthew Francis McGuire was an Associate Justice on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He earned a law degree from Boston University School of Law in 1926. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1898–1986
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- College of the Holy Cross 1921 · Boston Law 1926
- Succeeded
- Peyton Gordon
- Succeeded by
- Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | District of Columbia succeeded Peyton Gordon | F.D. Roosevelt (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
| College of the Holy Cross | A.B. | 1921 |
| Boston University School of Law | LL.B. | 1926 |
Judicial Record
In our data, McGuire authored 14 published opinions for the court (1942–1974). Most cited: Bonbrest v. Kotz (94 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Bonbrest v. Kotz | 65 F. Supp. 138 | 94 |
| 1953 | Union Trust Co. of District of Columbia v. United States | 113 F. Supp. 80 | 20 |
| 1966 | United States v. Wilson | 263 F. Supp. 528 | 9 |
| 1948 | Dollar v. Land | 82 F. Supp. 919 | 9 |
| 1954 | E. I. Dupont De Nemours & Co. v. American Cyanamid Co. | 120 F. Supp. 697 | 7 |
| 1957 | Greene v. Wilson | 150 F. Supp. 958 | 5 |
| 1952 | Herman v. Acheson | 108 F. Supp. 723 | 5 |
| 1974 | Sturzinger v. Commissioner of Patents | 377 F. Supp. 1284 | 3 |
| 1946 | Citizens Protective League v. Byrnes | 64 F. Supp. 233 | 3 |
| 1959 | Cogdell v. Reid | 183 F. Supp. 102 | 2 |
| 1955 | Orahovats v. Brownell | 134 F. Supp. 84 | 2 |
| 1945 | In Re Nielsen | 60 F. Supp. 240 | 2 |
| 1973 | Rohm and Haas Company v. Commissioner of Patents | 387 F. Supp. 673 | 1 |
| 1942 | In Re Thenault | 47 F. Supp. 952 | 1 |
Showing the 14 most-cited of 14 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 Matthew Francis McGuire?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Matthew Francis McGuire to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 1941.
- Was Matthew Francis McGuire appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Matthew Francis McGuire was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Matthew Francis McGuire's confirmation vote?
- Matthew Francis McGuire was confirmed by voice vote on July 29, 1941. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Matthew Francis McGuire on?
- Matthew Francis McGuire was an Associate Justice on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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44 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).