Thomas C. Egan
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957 and confirmed by voice vote, Thomas C. Egan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1894–1961
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Georgetown College (now Georgetown) 1917
- Succeeded
- George Austin Welsh
- Succeeded by
- John Morgan Davis
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded George Austin Welsh | Eisenhower (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
Judicial Record
In our data, Egan authored 21 published opinions for the court (1957–1961). Most cited: Lomax Ex Rel. Lomax v. United States (43 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Lomax Ex Rel. Lomax v. United States | 155 F. Supp. 354 | 43 |
| 1960 | Blumenthal v. United States | 189 F. Supp. 439 | 33 |
| 1959 | Spearman v. Sterling Steamship Company | 171 F. Supp. 287 | 20 |
| 1960 | Quinones v. TOWNSHIP OF UPPER MORELAND, ETC., PA. | 187 F. Supp. 260 | 16 |
| 1960 | Kaeppler v. James H. Matthews & Company | 180 F. Supp. 691 | 15 |
| 1959 | Clauss v. American Automobile and Insurance Company | 175 F. Supp. 641 | 15 |
| 1961 | Consolidated Sun Ray, Inc. v. Steel Insurance Company | 190 F. Supp. 171 | 13 |
| 1959 | Arvey Corporation v. Peterson | 178 F. Supp. 132 | 13 |
| 1957 | In the Matter of Luckenbill | 156 F. Supp. 129 | 11 |
| 1958 | Jacobsen v. United States | 160 F. Supp. 491 | 9 |
| 1960 | Paramount Packaging Corp. v. H. B. Fuller Co. of New Jersey | 190 F. Supp. 178 | 8 |
| 1959 | Philadelphia National Bank v. Employing Bricklayers' Ass'n of Philadelphia | 169 F. Supp. 591 | 8 |
| 1961 | Trader v. Pope & Talbot, Inc. | 190 F. Supp. 282 | 7 |
| 1960 | Richter v. United States | 190 F. Supp. 159 | 7 |
| 1959 | Highway Paving Company v. Hausman | 171 F. Supp. 768 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 21 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 Thomas C. Egan?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Thomas C. Egan to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1957.
- Was Thomas C. Egan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Thomas C. Egan was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Thomas C. Egan's confirmation vote?
- Thomas C. Egan was confirmed by voice vote on August 22, 1957. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Thomas C. Egan on?
- Thomas C. Egan was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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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3 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).