Michael Lambert Igoe
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and confirmed by voice vote, Michael Lambert Igoe was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center) in 1908. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1885–1967
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1939
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown Law Center) 1908
- Succeeded by
- William Joseph Lynch
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Northern District of Illinois | 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
Judicial Record
In our data, Igoe authored 17 published opinions for the court (1940–1960). Most cited: Gilardi v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. (41 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Gilardi v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. | 189 F. Supp. 82 | 41 |
| 1949 | United States Ex Rel. Montgomery v. Ragen | 86 F. Supp. 382 | 40 |
| 1948 | United Packing House Workers v. Wilson & Co. | 80 F. Supp. 563 | 29 |
| 1941 | Fleming v. Swift & Co. | 41 F. Supp. 825 | 25 |
| 1950 | Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. v. Miracle Record Co. | 91 F. Supp. 473 | 23 |
| 1951 | United States v. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen | 96 F. Supp. 428 | 18 |
| 1959 | Molner v. United States | 175 F. Supp. 271 | 17 |
| 1949 | De Korwin v. First Nat. Bank of Chicago | 84 F. Supp. 918 | 15 |
| 1940 | In Re Chicago, M., St. P. & PR Co. | 36 F. Supp. 193 | 13 |
| 1958 | De Korwin v. First National Bank of Chicago | 170 F. Supp. 112 | 11 |
| 1949 | Hazeltine Research v. Admiral Corporation | 87 F. Supp. 72 | 10 |
| 1948 | United States Ex Rel. De Lucia v. O'Donovan | 82 F. Supp. 435 | 10 |
| 1948 | Bigelow v. RKO Radio Pictures | 78 F. Supp. 250 | 10 |
| 1957 | De Korwin v. First National Bank of Chicago | 155 F. Supp. 302 | 9 |
| 1947 | Daily v. Universal Oil Products Co. | 76 F. Supp. 349 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 17 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 Michael Lambert Igoe?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Michael Lambert Igoe to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1939.
- Was Michael Lambert Igoe appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Michael Lambert Igoe was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Michael Lambert Igoe's confirmation vote?
- Michael Lambert Igoe was confirmed by voice vote on February 9, 1939. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Michael Lambert Igoe on?
- Michael Lambert Igoe was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: "Daily Dispatch" (Moline, IL). (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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28 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).