Reynier Jacob Wortendyke Jr.
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1955 and confirmed by voice vote, Reynier Jacob Wortendyke Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1922. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1895–1975
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1955
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Princeton 1916 · Columbia Law School 1922
- Succeeded by
- Clarkson Sherman Fisher
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | District of New Jersey | Eisenhower (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
| Princeton University | A.B. | 1916 |
| Columbia Law School | LL.B. | 1922 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Wortendyke authored 81 published opinions for the court (1955–1971). Most cited: United States v. Zirpolo (41 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | United States v. Zirpolo | 288 F. Supp. 993 | 41 |
| 1971 | Travelers Indemnity Co. v. First National State Bank | 328 F. Supp. 208 | 36 |
| 1959 | United States v. 354 BULK CARTONS, ETC. | 178 F. Supp. 847 | 35 |
| 1956 | Samuel Friedland Foundation v. United States | 144 F. Supp. 74 | 35 |
| 1966 | Pappas v. Moss | 257 F. Supp. 345 | 28 |
| 1966 | United States Ex Rel. Pierce v. Pinto | 259 F. Supp. 729 | 25 |
| 1961 | Hetman v. Fruit Growers Express Company | 200 F. Supp. 234 | 21 |
| 1955 | United States v. Kurzenknabe | 136 F. Supp. 17 | 21 |
| 1956 | Gordon v. Loew's Incorporated | 147 F. Supp. 398 | 20 |
| 1962 | Suburban Trust Company v. National Bank of Westfield | 211 F. Supp. 694 | 19 |
| 1968 | United States v. American Oil Company | 286 F. Supp. 742 | 18 |
| 1963 | Reliable Volkswagen Sales & Service Co. v. World-Wide Automobile Corp. | 216 F. Supp. 141 | 17 |
| 1960 | Chassis-Trak, Inc. v. Federated Purchaser, Inc. | 179 F. Supp. 780 | 17 |
| 1959 | Staten Island Motors, Inc. v. American Motors Sales Corp. | 169 F. Supp. 378 | 16 |
| 1968 | Bound Brook Water Company v. Jaffe | 284 F. Supp. 702 | 15 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 81 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 Reynier Jacob Wortendyke Jr.?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Reynier Jacob Wortendyke Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1955.
- Was Reynier Jacob Wortendyke Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Reynier Jacob Wortendyke Jr. was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Reynier Jacob Wortendyke Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Reynier Jacob Wortendyke Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on June 7, 1955. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Reynier Jacob Wortendyke Jr. on?
- Reynier Jacob Wortendyke Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
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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20 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).