T. Emmet Clarie
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and confirmed by voice vote, T. Emmet Clarie was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. He earned a law degree from Hartford College of Law (now University of Connecticut School of Law) in 1938. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1913–1997
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1961
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Providence College 1933 · Hartford College of Law (now of Connecticut Law) 1938
- Succeeded by
- Peter Collins Dorsey
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | District of Connecticut | 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
| Providence College | Ph.B. | 1933 |
| Hartford College of Law (now University of Connecticut School of Law) | LL.B. | 1938 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Clarie was assigned 138 district-court cases (1982–1992). Median time from filing to termination: 791 days across 138 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Clarie authored 139 published opinions for the court (1961–1992). Most cited: Loughran v. Flanders (61 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Loughran v. Flanders | 470 F. Supp. 110 | 61 |
| 1968 | Valley v. Maule | 297 F. Supp. 958 | 51 |
| 1977 | Jones v. Fenton Ford, Inc. | 427 F. Supp. 1328 | 48 |
| 1984 | Standard Structural Steel Co. v. Bethlehem Steel Corp. | 597 F. Supp. 164 | 43 |
| 1979 | Ted's Tire Service Inc. v. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 470 F. Supp. 163 | 35 |
| 1979 | Lieberman v. Gant | 474 F. Supp. 848 | 34 |
| 1974 | Perzanowski v. Salvio | 369 F. Supp. 223 | 33 |
| 1978 | National Organization for Women v. Sperry Rand Corp. | 457 F. Supp. 1338 | 32 |
| 1977 | Linseman v. World Hockey Ass'n | 439 F. Supp. 1315 | 31 |
| 1975 | United States v. General Motors Corporation | 403 F. Supp. 1151 | 29 |
| 1963 | Vars v. International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers | 215 F. Supp. 943 | 28 |
| 1979 | United States v. Thevis | 469 F. Supp. 490 | 24 |
| 1984 | Powers v. United States | 589 F. Supp. 1084 | 23 |
| 1979 | Harrison v. United States | 479 F. Supp. 529 | 23 |
| 1963 | In Re Serignese | 214 F. Supp. 917 | 23 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 139 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 T. Emmet Clarie?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed T. Emmet Clarie to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in 1961.
- Was T. Emmet Clarie appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- T. Emmet Clarie was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was T. Emmet Clarie's confirmation vote?
- T. Emmet Clarie was confirmed by voice vote on September 14, 1961. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was T. Emmet Clarie on?
- T. Emmet Clarie was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
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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36 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).