Who appointed Vincent Pasquale Biunno?

President Richard M. Nixon appointed Vincent Pasquale Biunno to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1973.

Was Vincent Pasquale Biunno appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Vincent Pasquale Biunno was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Vincent Pasquale Biunno's confirmation vote?

Vincent Pasquale Biunno was confirmed by voice vote on April 10, 1973. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of New Jersey / Appointed 1973 / Served to 1991

Vincent Pasquale Biunno

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1973 and confirmed by voice vote, Vincent Pasquale Biunno was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He earned a law degree from New Jersey Law School (now Rutgers School of Law -- Newark) in 1937. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1916–1991
Appointed by: Richard M. Nixon, 1973
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: New Jersey Law School (now Rutgers Law -- Newark) 1937
Succeeded: Robert Shaw
Succeeded by: John Winslow Bissell

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1973	District of New Jersey succeeded Robert Shaw	Nixon (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

New Jersey Law School (now Rutgers School of Law -- Newark)

LL.B.

1937

Judicial Record

In our data, Biunno authored 114 published opinions for the court (1974–1983). Most cited: SK&F Co. v. Premo Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Inc. (27 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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	SK&F Co. v. Premo Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Inc.	481 F. Supp. 1184	27
1977	Bond v. Doig	433 F. Supp. 243	27
1979	United States v. Braunstein	474 F. Supp. 1	26
1979	Bambu Sales, Inc. v. Gibson	474 F. Supp. 1297	23
1983	Hardaway Constructors, Inc. v. Conesco Industries, Ltd.	583 F. Supp. 617	20
1983	D. Nagin Mfg. Co. v. Pollina (In Re Pollina)	31 B.R. 975	19
1978	Wearly v. Federal Trade Commission	462 F. Supp. 589	18
1980	Yedwab v. United States	489 F. Supp. 717	17
1979	Johnson & Johnson v. Quality Pure Manufacturing, Inc.	484 F. Supp. 975	17
1978	Minichiello Realty Associates, Inc. v. Britt	460 F. Supp. 896	17
1976	United States v. Sarubbi	416 F. Supp. 633	17
1981	DeTore v. Local 245 of Jersey City Public Employees Union	511 F. Supp. 171	15
1976	United States v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.	416 F. Supp. 316	14
1975	Newark Morning Ledger Co. v. United States	416 F. Supp. 689	14
1980	Watson v. Manhattan & Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority	487 F. Supp. 1273	13

Showing the 15 most-cited of 114 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 Vincent Pasquale Biunno?: President Richard M. Nixon appointed Vincent Pasquale Biunno to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1973.
Was Vincent Pasquale Biunno appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Vincent Pasquale Biunno was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Vincent Pasquale Biunno's confirmation vote?: Vincent Pasquale Biunno was confirmed by voice vote on April 10, 1973. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Vincent Pasquale Biunno on?: Vincent Pasquale Biunno was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

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