Nicholas Tsoucalas
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 and confirmed by voice vote, Nicholas Tsoucalas was a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. He earned a law degree from New York Law School in 1951. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1926–2018
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1986
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Kent State 1949 · New York Law School 1951
- Succeeded
- Nils Andreas Boe
- Succeeded by
- Delissa Anne Ridgway
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | U.S. Court of International Trade succeeded Nils Andreas Boe | Reagan (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
| Kent State University | B.S. | 1949 |
| New York Law School | LL.B. | 1951 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Tsoucalas authored 349 published opinions for the court (1986–2016). Most cited: Timken Co. v. United States (141 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Timken Co. v. United States | 699 F. Supp. 300 | 141 |
| 1990 | NTN Bearing Corp. of America v. United States | 747 F. Supp. 726 | 55 |
| 2006 | Goldlink Industries Co., Ltd. v. United States | 431 F. Supp. 2d 1323 | 53 |
| 1992 | Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd. v. United States | 796 F. Supp. 1526 | 46 |
| 1991 | Tehnoimportexport v. United States | 766 F. Supp. 1169 | 46 |
| 1990 | Torrington Co. v. United States | 745 F. Supp. 718 | 46 |
| 2000 | NTN Bearing Corp. of America v. United States | 104 F. Supp. 2d 110 | 40 |
| 1990 | Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd. v. United States | 746 F. Supp. 1108 | 38 |
| 1990 | N.A.R., S.P.A. v. United States | 741 F. Supp. 936 | 36 |
| 2001 | Consolidated Bearings Co. v. United States | 166 F. Supp. 2d 580 | 35 |
| 2001 | Timken Co. v. United States | 166 F. Supp. 2d 608 | 34 |
| 1989 | Former Employees of Linden Apparel Corp. v. United States | 715 F. Supp. 378 | 33 |
| 1988 | Gold Star Co., Ltd. v. United States | 692 F. Supp. 1382 | 31 |
| 2002 | Luoyang Bearing Factory v. United States | 240 F. Supp. 2d 1268 | 28 |
| 2006 | Skf USA Inc. v. United States | 451 F. Supp. 2d 1355 | 27 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 349 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 Nicholas Tsoucalas?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Nicholas Tsoucalas to the U.S. Court of International Trade in 1986.
- Was Nicholas Tsoucalas appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Nicholas Tsoucalas was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Nicholas Tsoucalas's confirmation vote?
- Nicholas Tsoucalas was confirmed by voice vote on June 6, 1986. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Nicholas Tsoucalas on?
- Nicholas Tsoucalas was a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade.
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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31 years on the U.S. Court of International Trade. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).