Who appointed Simon Louis Adler?

President Calvin Coolidge appointed Simon Louis Adler to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York in 1928.

Was Simon Louis Adler appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Simon Louis Adler was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Simon Louis Adler's confirmation vote?

Simon Louis Adler was confirmed by voice vote on January 16, 1928. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Western District of New York / Appointed 1928 / Served to 1934

Simon Louis Adler

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1928 and confirmed by voice vote, Simon Louis Adler was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1867–1934
Appointed by: Calvin Coolidge, 1928
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Cornell 1889
Succeeded by: Harlan Watson Rippey

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1928	Western District of New York	Coolidge (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

Cornell University	B.L.	1889
Harvard Law School		1892

Judicial Record

In our data, Adler authored 7 published opinions for the court (1928–1933). Most cited: United States v. Marra (30 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1930	United States v. Marra	40 F.2d 271	30
1930	In Re Ingrao	40 F.2d 946	13
1929	In Re Burchfield	31 F.2d 118	8
1933	General Finance Corporation v. New York State Rys.	3 F. Supp. 975	7
1932	In Re Frazzetta	1 F. Supp. 122	7
1928	In Re Dutkiewicz	27 F.2d 334	6
1931	Erie & St. Lawrence Corporation v. Barnes-Ames Co.	52 F.2d 217	5

Showing the 7 most-cited of 7 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 Simon Louis Adler?: President Calvin Coolidge appointed Simon Louis Adler to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York in 1928.
Was Simon Louis Adler appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Simon Louis Adler was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Simon Louis Adler's confirmation vote?: Simon Louis Adler was confirmed by voice vote on January 16, 1928. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Simon Louis Adler on?: Simon Louis Adler was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York.

Sources

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6 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).