Richard Joseph Daronco
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987 and confirmed by voice vote, Richard Joseph Daronco was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Albany Law School in 1956. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1931–1988
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1987
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Providence College 1953 · Albany Law School 1956
- Succeeded
- Lee Parsons Gagliardi
- Succeeded by
- Louis J. Freeh
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Southern District of New York succeeded Lee Parsons Gagliardi | Reagan (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
| Providence College | B.A. | 1953 |
| Albany Law School | LL.B. | 1956 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Daronco authored 12 published opinions for the court (1987–1988). Most cited: Fitch v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (20 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Fitch v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. | 675 F. Supp. 133 | 20 |
| 1988 | Koster v. Chase Manhattan Bank | 687 F. Supp. 848 | 12 |
| 1988 | Peters v. MCI Telecommunications Corp. | 685 F. Supp. 411 | 9 |
| 1988 | Post v. Regan | 677 F. Supp. 203 | 8 |
| 1988 | Cast Iron Co. v. Cast Iron Corp. | 707 F. Supp. 655 | 6 |
| 1988 | Interstate Securities Corp. v. Siegel | 676 F. Supp. 54 | 6 |
| 1987 | First City National Bank & Trust Co. v. Zuckerman | 682 F. Supp. 182 | 6 |
| 1988 | Sivel v. Readers Digest, Inc. | 677 F. Supp. 183 | 5 |
| 1987 | Fitch v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco | 678 F. Supp. 1046 | 5 |
| 1988 | Gibson v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. | 687 F. Supp. 786 | 4 |
| 1987 | Home Box Office v. Showtime/The Movie Channel | 665 F. Supp. 1079 | 4 |
| 1987 | Holding Capital Group, Inc. v. AP and Co. Ltd. | 673 F. Supp. 1274 | 2 |
Showing the 12 most-cited of 12 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 Richard Joseph Daronco?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Richard Joseph Daronco to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1987.
- Was Richard Joseph Daronco appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Richard Joseph Daronco was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Richard Joseph Daronco's confirmation vote?
- Richard Joseph Daronco was confirmed by voice vote on May 7, 1987. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Richard Joseph Daronco on?
- Richard Joseph Daronco was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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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1 year on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).