Who appointed Ralph C. Body?

President John F. Kennedy appointed Ralph C. Body to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1962.

Was Ralph C. Body appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Ralph C. Body was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Ralph C. Body's confirmation vote?

Ralph C. Body was confirmed by voice vote on April 2, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eastern District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 1962 / Served to 1973

Ralph C. Body

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, Ralph C. Body was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1928. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1903–1973
Appointed by: John F. Kennedy, 1962
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Pennsylvania State 1925 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1928
Succeeded: Allan Kuhn Grim
Succeeded by: Herbert Allan Fogel

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1962	Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Allan Kuhn Grim	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

Pennsylvania State University	A.B.	1925
University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School)	LL.B.	1928

Judicial Record

In our data, Body authored 39 published opinions for the court (1962–1973). Most cited: Powelton Civic Home Owners Ass'n Ex Rel. Hilburn Harbidge v. Department of Housing & Urban Development (114 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1968	Powelton Civic Home Owners Ass'n Ex Rel. Hilburn Harbidge v. Department of Housing & Urban Development	284 F. Supp. 809	114
1968	Prince v. Trustees of University of Pennsylvania	282 F. Supp. 832	33
1967	United States Ex Rel. Ametrane v. Gable	276 F. Supp. 555	28
1973	United States Ex Rel. Jones v. Rundle	358 F. Supp. 939	20
1969	United States v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	312 F. Supp. 1	18
1963	United States Ex Rel. Craig v. Myers	220 F. Supp. 762	17
1967	Jackson v. Ideal Publishing Corporation	274 F. Supp. 318	15
1966	Henig v. Odorioso	256 F. Supp. 276	15
1963	Scalzo v. Hurney	225 F. Supp. 560	15
1965	Mascuilli v. United States	241 F. Supp. 354	14
1963	Highway Truck Drivers & Helpers Local 107 v. Cohen	220 F. Supp. 735	14
1962	In Re Mort Co.	208 F. Supp. 309	13
1969	Miller v. Depuy	307 F. Supp. 166	12
1963	Highway Truck Drivers and Helpers Local 107 v. Cohen	215 F. Supp. 938	11
1970	Mixing Equipment Co. v. Philadelphia Gear, Inc.	312 F. Supp. 1269	10

Showing the 15 most-cited of 39 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 Ralph C. Body?: President John F. Kennedy appointed Ralph C. Body to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1962.
Was Ralph C. Body appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Ralph C. Body was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Ralph C. Body's confirmation vote?: Ralph C. Body was confirmed by voice vote on April 2, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Ralph C. Body on?: Ralph C. Body was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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