Samuel Mandelbaum
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 and confirmed by voice vote, Samuel Mandelbaum 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 1912. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1884–1946
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- New York Law 1912
- Succeeded by
- Harold Raymond Medina
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Southern District of New York | F.D. Roosevelt (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. | 1912 |
| New York University School of Law | LL.M. | 1913 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Mandelbaum authored 26 published opinions for the court (1937–1946). Most cited: Westmoreland Asbestos Co. v. Johns-Manville Corp. (54 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Westmoreland Asbestos Co. v. Johns-Manville Corp. | 30 F. Supp. 389 | 54 |
| 1939 | Kingsway Press v. Farrell Pub. Corporation | 30 F. Supp. 775 | 22 |
| 1940 | Skidmore v. Green | 33 F. Supp. 529 | 17 |
| 1939 | Grauman v. City Co. of New York, Inc. | 31 F. Supp. 172 | 16 |
| 1946 | O'Brien v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. | 68 F. Supp. 13 | 15 |
| 1942 | Sawyer v. Crowell Pub. Co. | 46 F. Supp. 471 | 14 |
| 1939 | Seaboard Terminals Corporation v. Standard Oil Co. | 30 F. Supp. 671 | 12 |
| 1940 | Thornes v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. | 37 F. Supp. 616 | 9 |
| 1937 | In Re Aktiebolaget Kreuger & Toll | 20 F. Supp. 964 | 9 |
| 1939 | Munzer v. Swedish American Line | 30 F. Supp. 789 | 7 |
| 1940 | Deutsch v. Times Pub. Corporation | 33 F. Supp. 957 | 6 |
| 1938 | Colt v. Duggan | 25 F. Supp. 268 | 6 |
| 1946 | Paris v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. | 68 F. Supp. 64 | 5 |
| 1942 | Vogt's Dairies, Inc. v. Wickard | 45 F. Supp. 94 | 5 |
| 1940 | Brambir v. Cunard White Star Limited | 37 F. Supp. 906 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 26 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 Mandelbaum?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Samuel Mandelbaum to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1936.
- Was Samuel Mandelbaum appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Samuel Mandelbaum was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Samuel Mandelbaum's confirmation vote?
- Samuel Mandelbaum was confirmed by voice vote on June 20, 1936. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Samuel Mandelbaum on?
- Samuel Mandelbaum 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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10 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).