Who appointed Orrin Grimmell Judd?

President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Orrin Grimmell Judd to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in 1968.

Was Orrin Grimmell Judd appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Orrin Grimmell Judd was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Orrin Grimmell Judd's confirmation vote?

Orrin Grimmell Judd was confirmed by voice vote on June 24, 1968. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eastern District of New York / Appointed 1968 / Served to 1976

Orrin Grimmell Judd

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 and confirmed by voice vote, Orrin Grimmell Judd was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1930. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1906–1976
Appointed by: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1968
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Colgate 1926 · Harvard Law School 1930
Succeeded: Walter Bruchhausen
Succeeded by: Eugene Hoffman Nickerson

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1968	Eastern District of New York succeeded Walter Bruchhausen	L.B. Johnson (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

Colgate University	A.B.	1926
Harvard Law School	LL.B.	1930

Judicial Record

In our data, Judd authored 58 published opinions for the court (1968–1976). Most cited: New York State Ass'n for Retarded Children, Inc. v. Rockefeller (104 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1973	New York State Ass'n for Retarded Children, Inc. v. Rockefeller	357 F. Supp. 752	104
1969	United States v. Averell	296 F. Supp. 1004	65
1969	Moerman v. Zipco, Inc.	302 F. Supp. 439	50
1973	Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. v. Docutel Corporation	371 F. Supp. 240	48
1974	In Re the Liquidation of Franklin National Bank	381 F. Supp. 1390	33
1975	New York State Ass'n for Retarded Children, Inc. v. Carey	393 F. Supp. 715	32
1974	United States v. Swingline, Inc.	371 F. Supp. 37	32
1971	United States v. Hart	344 F. Supp. 522	31
1975	Kornbluth v. Savannah	398 F. Supp. 1266	23
1973	Hartke v. Federal Aviation Administration	369 F. Supp. 741	23
1970	Air Transport Ass'n v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization	313 F. Supp. 181	23
1970	Stewart v. Cohen	309 F. Supp. 949	21
1972	United States v. Thomas	356 F. Supp. 173	20
1971	Lyon Ford, Inc. v. Ford Marketing Corporation	337 F. Supp. 691	20
1970	Hipp v. United States	313 F. Supp. 1152	18

Showing the 15 most-cited of 58 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 Orrin Grimmell Judd?: President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Orrin Grimmell Judd to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in 1968.
Was Orrin Grimmell Judd appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Orrin Grimmell Judd was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Orrin Grimmell Judd's confirmation vote?: Orrin Grimmell Judd was confirmed by voice vote on June 24, 1968. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Orrin Grimmell Judd on?: Orrin Grimmell Judd was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

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