William Huntington Kirkpatrick
Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1927 and confirmed by voice vote, William Huntington Kirkpatrick was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1885–1970
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge, 1927
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Lafayette College 1905
- Succeeded by
- Harold Kenneth Wood
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 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
Judicial Record
In our data, Kirkpatrick authored 161 published opinions for the court (1927–1968). Most cited: Kardon v. National Gypsum Co. (229 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Kardon v. National Gypsum Co. | 69 F. Supp. 512 | 229 |
| 1962 | CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation | 205 F. Supp. 830 | 102 |
| 1962 | City of Philadelphia v. Westinghouse Electric Corp. | 210 F. Supp. 483 | 94 |
| 1947 | Kardon v. National Gypsum Co. | 73 F. Supp. 798 | 71 |
| 1953 | Harrison v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. | 115 F. Supp. 312 | 68 |
| 1946 | William Goldman Theatres, Inc. v. Loew's, Inc. | 69 F. Supp. 103 | 48 |
| 1933 | In Re Grand Jury Proceedings | 4 F. Supp. 283 | 48 |
| 1940 | Insuranshares Corporation v. Northern Fiscal Corp. | 35 F. Supp. 22 | 46 |
| 1948 | Rosenberg v. Globe Aircraft Corporation | 80 F. Supp. 123 | 41 |
| 1952 | McClure v. Boeger | 105 F. Supp. 612 | 40 |
| 1952 | American Auto. Ins. Co. v. Indemnity Ins. Co. | 108 F. Supp. 221 | 39 |
| 1949 | Naughton v. Pennsylvania R. Co. | 85 F. Supp. 761 | 35 |
| 1952 | Patterson Oil Terminals, Inc. v. Port Covington | 109 F. Supp. 953 | 30 |
| 1948 | O'NEILL v. United States | 79 F. Supp. 827 | 29 |
| 1946 | In Re Philadelphia & Western Ry. Co. | 64 F. Supp. 738 | 29 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 161 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 William Huntington Kirkpatrick?
- President Calvin Coolidge appointed William Huntington Kirkpatrick to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1927.
- Was William Huntington Kirkpatrick appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William Huntington Kirkpatrick was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William Huntington Kirkpatrick's confirmation vote?
- William Huntington Kirkpatrick was confirmed by voice vote on March 3, 1927. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William Huntington Kirkpatrick on?
- William Huntington Kirkpatrick 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
- Portrait: Harris & Ewing (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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43 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).