Stephen W. Brennan
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 and confirmed by voice vote, Stephen W. Brennan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Albany Law School in 1915. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1893–1968
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1942
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Albany Law School 1915
- Succeeded
- Frank Cooper
- Succeeded by
- Edmund Port
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Northern District of New York succeeded Frank Cooper | 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
| Albany Law School | LL.B. | 1915 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Brennan authored 53 published opinions for the court (1943–1967). Most cited: Zeller v. Folsom (32 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Zeller v. Folsom | 150 F. Supp. 615 | 32 |
| 1947 | Douds v. Local 294, International Brotherhood of Teamsters | 75 F. Supp. 414 | 29 |
| 1948 | Simpson v. Oil Transfer Corporation | 75 F. Supp. 819 | 21 |
| 1963 | Driscoll Bros. & Company v. United States | 221 F. Supp. 603 | 20 |
| 1960 | United States v. Aluminum Company of America | 193 F. Supp. 251 | 19 |
| 1957 | Malone v. Gimpel | 151 F. Supp. 549 | 18 |
| 1956 | Ben v. United States | 139 F. Supp. 883 | 18 |
| 1953 | United States v. 651 CASES, ETC. | 114 F. Supp. 430 | 18 |
| 1954 | Silver v. United States | 131 F. Supp. 209 | 16 |
| 1953 | In Re Albert Lindley Lee Memorial Hospital | 115 F. Supp. 643 | 16 |
| 1948 | Turkett v. United States | 76 F. Supp. 769 | 16 |
| 1962 | Hall v. United States | 208 F. Supp. 584 | 15 |
| 1950 | Lane v. Celanese Corp. of America | 94 F. Supp. 528 | 15 |
| 1967 | In Re White | 266 F. Supp. 863 | 14 |
| 1956 | Bailey v. Ratterre | 144 F. Supp. 449 | 14 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 53 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 Stephen W. Brennan?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Stephen W. Brennan to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York in 1942.
- Was Stephen W. Brennan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Stephen W. Brennan was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Stephen W. Brennan's confirmation vote?
- Stephen W. Brennan was confirmed by voice vote on April 28, 1942. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Stephen W. Brennan on?
- Stephen W. Brennan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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25 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).