Who appointed Mendon Morrill?

President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Mendon Morrill to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1958.

Was Mendon Morrill appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Mendon Morrill was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Mendon Morrill's confirmation vote?

Mendon Morrill was confirmed by voice vote on April 22, 1958. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of New Jersey / Appointed 1958 / Served to 1961

Mendon Morrill

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 and confirmed by voice vote, Mendon Morrill was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1926. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1902–1961
Appointed by: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1958
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Harvard Law School 1926
Succeeded: Alfred Egidio Modarelli
Succeeded by: James Aloysius Coolahan

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1958	District of New Jersey succeeded Alfred Egidio Modarelli	Eisenhower (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

Harvard University		1923
Harvard Law School	LL.B.	1926

Judicial Record

In our data, Morrill authored 3 published opinions for the court (1958–1959). Most cited: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Vanco, Inc. (13 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1958	Securities and Exchange Commission v. Vanco, Inc.	166 F. Supp. 422	13
1959	Roxfort Holding Co. v. United States	176 F. Supp. 587	4
1958	United States v. Friedman	166 F. Supp. 786	4

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Mendon Morrill?: President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Mendon Morrill to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1958.
Was Mendon Morrill appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Mendon Morrill was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Mendon Morrill's confirmation vote?: Mendon Morrill was confirmed by voice vote on April 22, 1958. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Mendon Morrill on?: Mendon Morrill was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

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2 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).