Who appointed Robert Shaw?

President John F. Kennedy appointed Robert Shaw to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1962.

Was Robert Shaw appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

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

What was Robert Shaw's confirmation vote?

Robert Shaw was confirmed by voice vote on April 11, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of New Jersey / Appointed 1962 / Served to 1972

Robert Shaw

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Shaw was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He earned a law degree from New Jersey Law School (now Rutgers School of Law -- Newark) in 1932. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1907–1972
Appointed by: John F. Kennedy, 1962
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: New Jersey Law School (now Rutgers Law -- Newark) 1932
Succeeded: William Francis Smith
Succeeded by: Vincent Pasquale Biunno

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1962	District of New Jersey succeeded William Francis Smith	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

New Jersey Law School (now Rutgers School of Law -- Newark)

LL.B.

1932

Judicial Record

In our data, Shaw authored 16 published opinions for the court (1962–1972). Most cited: Todd Shipyards Corp. v. Industrial Union of Marine & Shipbuilding Workers of America, Local 15 (20 citations).

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Recent & notable rulings

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1965	Todd Shipyards Corp. v. Industrial Union of Marine & Shipbuilding Workers of America, Local 15	242 F. Supp. 606	20
1965	United States v. Provenzano	240 F. Supp. 393	19
1964	In Re Fornabai	227 F. Supp. 928	15
1968	Matzner v. Davenport	288 F. Supp. 636	11
1967	Miniature Vehicle Leasing Corp. v. United States	266 F. Supp. 697	10
1972	Jersey Land and Development Corp. v. United States	342 F. Supp. 48	9
1965	Flintkote Company v. Textile Workers Union of America	243 F. Supp. 205	9
1971	Jones v. Township of North Bergen	331 F. Supp. 1281	7
1970	Phillips Electronic & Pharmaceutical Industries Corp. v. Thermal & Electronics Industries, Inc.	311 F. Supp. 17	7
1962	Securities & Exchange Commission v. F. S. Johns & Co.	207 F. Supp. 566	7
1970	United States v. Phillipsburg National Bank & Trust Co.	306 F. Supp. 645	6
1963	Shilowitz v. United States	221 F. Supp. 179	6
1962	Repass v. Keleket X-Ray Corp.	212 F. Supp. 406	6
1962	United States v. an Article of Drug, Etc., Acnotabs	207 F. Supp. 758	4
1965	Americana of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Kaplus	240 F. Supp. 854	3

Showing the 15 most-cited of 16 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 Robert Shaw?: President John F. Kennedy appointed Robert Shaw to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1962.
Was Robert Shaw appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Robert Shaw was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Robert Shaw's confirmation vote?: Robert Shaw was confirmed by voice vote on April 11, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Robert Shaw on?: Robert Shaw was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

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