Samuel Hamilton Kaufman
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1949 and confirmed by voice vote, Samuel Hamilton Kaufman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from New York University School of Law in 1917. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1893–1960
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1949
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- New York Law 1917
- Succeeded
- John Bright
- Succeeded by
- John M. Cashin
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Southern District of New York succeeded John Bright | Truman (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 York University School of Law | LL.B. | 1917 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Kaufman authored 8 published opinions for the court (1948–1949). Most cited: Wilson & Co. v. United Packinghouse Workers (27 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Wilson & Co. v. United Packinghouse Workers | 83 F. Supp. 162 | 27 |
| 1949 | Portel v. United States | 85 F. Supp. 458 | 9 |
| 1948 | Nunn v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. P. & PR Co. | 80 F. Supp. 745 | 9 |
| 1948 | American Airlines, Inc. v. Standard Air Lines, Inc. | 80 F. Supp. 135 | 9 |
| 1948 | Home Art v. Glensder Textile Corporation | 81 F. Supp. 551 | 9 |
| 1948 | Marino v. United States | 82 F. Supp. 190 | 6 |
| 1948 | United States v. Patenotre | 81 F. Supp. 1000 | 6 |
| 1948 | Stella v. Kaiser | 81 F. Supp. 807 | 3 |
Showing the 8 most-cited of 8 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 Samuel Hamilton Kaufman?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Samuel Hamilton Kaufman to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1949.
- Was Samuel Hamilton Kaufman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Samuel Hamilton Kaufman was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Samuel Hamilton Kaufman's confirmation vote?
- Samuel Hamilton Kaufman was confirmed by voice vote on January 31, 1949. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Samuel Hamilton Kaufman on?
- Samuel Hamilton Kaufman 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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11 years 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).