Patrick Thomas Stone
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 and confirmed by voice vote, Patrick Thomas Stone was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. He earned a law degree from Marquette University Law School in 1912. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1889–1963
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Marquette Law School 1912
- Succeeded
- Claude Zeth Luse
- Succeeded by
- David Rabinovitz
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Western District of Wisconsin succeeded Claude Zeth Luse | 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
| Marquette University Law School | LL.B. | 1912 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Stone authored 23 published opinions for the court (1936–1962). Most cited: Leonard v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. (22 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Leonard v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. | 42 F. Supp. 369 | 22 |
| 1962 | State of Wisconsin v. Zimmerman | 209 F. Supp. 183 | 17 |
| 1943 | United States v. 62 Packages, More or Less | 48 F. Supp. 878 | 17 |
| 1938 | United States v. Standard Oil Company | 23 F. Supp. 937 | 16 |
| 1936 | New Discoveries, Inc. v. Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | 13 F. Supp. 596 | 14 |
| 1954 | Kraft Foods Co. v. Walther Dairy Products | 118 F. Supp. 1 | 13 |
| 1955 | Bird Trucking Company v. United States | 159 F. Supp. 717 | 12 |
| 1962 | State of Wisconsin v. Zimmerman | 205 F. Supp. 673 | 9 |
| 1959 | Gateway Transportation Co. v. United States | 173 F. Supp. 822 | 9 |
| 1947 | Savorgnan v. United States | 73 F. Supp. 109 | 8 |
| 1947 | Vischer Products Co. v. National Pressure Cooker Co. | 71 F. Supp. 973 | 8 |
| 1940 | Johnson v. Maryland Casualty Co. | 34 F. Supp. 870 | 7 |
| 1953 | Madden v. Local 442, International Brotherhood of Teamsters | 114 F. Supp. 932 | 6 |
| 1950 | Currency Services, Inc. v. Matthews | 90 F. Supp. 40 | 6 |
| 1955 | Midwest Fur Producers Ass'n v. Mutation Mink Breeders Ass'n | 127 F. Supp. 217 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 23 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 Patrick Thomas Stone?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Patrick Thomas Stone to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin in 1933.
- Was Patrick Thomas Stone appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Patrick Thomas Stone was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Patrick Thomas Stone's confirmation vote?
- Patrick Thomas Stone was confirmed by voice vote on June 10, 1933. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Patrick Thomas Stone on?
- Patrick Thomas Stone was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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29 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).