Who appointed Noel Peter Fox?

President John F. Kennedy appointed Noel Peter Fox to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan in 1962.

Was Noel Peter Fox appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Noel Peter Fox was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Noel Peter Fox's confirmation vote?

Noel Peter Fox was confirmed by voice vote on July 25, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Western District of Michigan / Appointed 1962 / Served to 1987

Noel Peter Fox

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, Noel Peter Fox was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. He earned a law degree from Marquette University Law School in 1935. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1910–1987
Appointed by: John F. Kennedy, 1962
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Marquette 1933 · Marquette Law School 1935
Succeeded: Raymond Wesley Starr
Succeeded by: Richard Alan Enslen

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1962	Western District of Michigan succeeded Raymond Wesley Starr	Kennedy (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

Marquette University	Ph.B.	1933
Marquette University Law School	J.D.	1935

Judicial Record

In our data, Fox authored 123 published opinions for the court (1963–1983). Most cited: Shannon v. Samuel Langston Company (92 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1974	Shannon v. Samuel Langston Company	379 F. Supp. 797	92
1975	Smyth v. Lubbers	398 F. Supp. 777	53
1983	Kelley v. Carr	567 F. Supp. 831	47
1977	Kelley v. Carr	442 F. Supp. 346	46
1970	Kozar v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company	320 F. Supp. 335	46
1973	Oliver v. Kalamazoo Board of Education	368 F. Supp. 143	43
1967	Gowdy v. United States	271 F. Supp. 733	35
1980	Michigan United Conservation Clubs v. CBS News	485 F. Supp. 893	33
1964	General Motors Corp. v. Cadillac Marine & Boat Co.	226 F. Supp. 716	33
1978	Berman v. Gerber Products Co.	454 F. Supp. 1310	32
1971	Folgueras v. Hassle	331 F. Supp. 615	31
1966	Krum v. Sheppard	255 F. Supp. 994	29
1974	Watson v. Branch County Bank	380 F. Supp. 945	27
1972	Oliver v. Kalamazoo Board of Education	346 F. Supp. 766	25
1966	Owen v. Illinois Baking Corporation	260 F. Supp. 820	24

Showing the 15 most-cited of 123 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 Noel Peter Fox?: President John F. Kennedy appointed Noel Peter Fox to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan in 1962.
Was Noel Peter Fox appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Noel Peter Fox was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Noel Peter Fox's confirmation vote?: Noel Peter Fox was confirmed by voice vote on July 25, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Noel Peter Fox on?: Noel Peter Fox was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

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