Walter Bruchhausen
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953 and confirmed by voice vote, Walter Bruchhausen was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He earned a law degree from New York University School of Law in 1912. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1892–1976
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- New York Law 1912
- Succeeded
- Harold Maurice Kennedy
- Succeeded by
- Orrin Grimmell Judd
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Eastern District of New York succeeded Harold Maurice Kennedy | 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
| New York University School of Law | LL.B. | 1912 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Bruchhausen authored 67 published opinions for the court (1953–1976). Most cited: Adams v. Beland Realty Corporation (28 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Adams v. Beland Realty Corporation | 187 F. Supp. 680 | 28 |
| 1959 | Aacon Contracting Co. v. Ass'n of Catholic Trade Unionists | 178 F. Supp. 129 | 22 |
| 1954 | Daniels v. Pacific-Atlantic S. S. Co. | 120 F. Supp. 96 | 21 |
| 1967 | Bivens v. 6 Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics | 276 F. Supp. 12 | 19 |
| 1954 | United States v. Voges | 124 F. Supp. 543 | 19 |
| 1972 | Application of Theisen | 349 F. Supp. 737 | 18 |
| 1955 | Allegheny Airlines, Inc. v. Village of Cedarhurst | 132 F. Supp. 871 | 15 |
| 1953 | Danko v. Shell Oil Co. | 115 F. Supp. 886 | 15 |
| 1959 | United States Ex Rel. J. A. Edwards & Co. v. Peter Reiss Construction Co. | 174 F. Supp. 264 | 13 |
| 1976 | St. Hilaire v. Shapiro | 407 F. Supp. 1029 | 10 |
| 1963 | Bianchi v. Griffing | 217 F. Supp. 166 | 10 |
| 1963 | United States v. Nysco Laboratories, Inc. | 215 F. Supp. 87 | 10 |
| 1961 | Fass v. United States | 191 F. Supp. 367 | 10 |
| 1957 | Mangone v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. | 152 F. Supp. 848 | 10 |
| 1955 | North American Iron & Steel Co. v. United States | 130 F. Supp. 723 | 10 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 67 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 Walter Bruchhausen?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Walter Bruchhausen to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in 1953.
- Was Walter Bruchhausen appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Walter Bruchhausen was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Walter Bruchhausen's confirmation vote?
- Walter Bruchhausen was confirmed by voice vote on May 7, 1953. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Walter Bruchhausen on?
- Walter Bruchhausen was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).