Thomas Day Thacher
Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1925 and confirmed by voice vote, Thomas Day Thacher was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1881–1950
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge, 1925
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Yale 1904
- Succeeded
- Learned Hand
- Succeeded by
- Robert Porter Patterson Sr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Southern District of New York succeeded Learned Hand | 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
| Yale Law School | ||
| Yale University | B.A. | 1904 |
| Read law | 1906 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Thacher authored 29 published opinions for the court (1925–1930). Most cited: Gerli v. Silk Ass'n of America (42 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Gerli v. Silk Ass'n of America | 36 F.2d 959 | 42 |
| 1926 | The Frederick Luckenbach | 15 F.2d 241 | 17 |
| 1928 | United States v. Meyerson | 24 F.2d 855 | 15 |
| 1926 | United States v. Mirsky | 17 F.2d 275 | 14 |
| 1930 | Rush v. Oursler | 39 F.2d 468 | 13 |
| 1927 | Radio Corporation of America v. EJ Edmond & Co. | 20 F.2d 929 | 13 |
| 1926 | Hazeltine Corp. v. Electric Service Engineering Corp. | 18 F.2d 662 | 13 |
| 1926 | United States v. Morse | 24 F.2d 1001 | 12 |
| 1927 | Son v. Pressed Steel Car Co. | 21 F.2d 528 | 11 |
| 1926 | Jerome H. Remick & Co. v. General Electric Co. | 16 F.2d 829 | 11 |
| 1925 | In Re Stavin | 12 F.2d 471 | 11 |
| 1928 | Lowry & Co. v. National City Bank | 28 F.2d 895 | 10 |
| 1927 | United States v. McMurtry | 24 F.2d 145 | 10 |
| 1926 | Smith v. Foster | 15 F.2d 115 | 10 |
| 1929 | United States v. Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation | 34 F.2d 984 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 29 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 Day Thacher?
- President Calvin Coolidge appointed Thomas Day Thacher to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1925.
- Was Thomas Day Thacher appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Thomas Day Thacher was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Thomas Day Thacher's confirmation vote?
- Thomas Day Thacher was confirmed by voice vote on January 19, 1925. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Thomas Day Thacher on?
- Thomas Day Thacher 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
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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5 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).