William T. McCarthy
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1949 and confirmed by voice vote, William T. McCarthy was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He earned a law degree from Boston University School of Law in 1908. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1885–1964
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1949
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- College of the Holy Cross 1905 · Boston Law 1908
- Succeeded
- Arthur Daniel Healey
- Succeeded by
- Andrew Augustine Caffrey
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | District of Massachusetts succeeded Arthur Daniel Healey | Truman (D) | 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
| College of the Holy Cross | A.B. | 1905 |
| Boston University School of Law | J.D. | 1908 |
Judicial Record
In our data, McCarthy authored 16 published opinions for the court (1949–1959). Most cited: Lacey v. L. W. Wiggins Airways, Inc. (25 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Lacey v. L. W. Wiggins Airways, Inc. | 95 F. Supp. 916 | 25 |
| 1951 | Grigalauskas v. United States | 103 F. Supp. 543 | 21 |
| 1959 | Crown Kosher Super Market of Mass., Inc. v. Gallagher | 176 F. Supp. 466 | 20 |
| 1954 | Pino v. Nicolls | 119 F. Supp. 122 | 16 |
| 1951 | Sterling Brewing, Inc. v. Cold Spring Brewing Corp. | 100 F. Supp. 412 | 14 |
| 1952 | Lund v. United States | 104 F. Supp. 756 | 9 |
| 1950 | R. P. Hazzard Co. v. Emerson's Shoes, Inc. | 89 F. Supp. 211 | 9 |
| 1950 | Pocahontas Steamship Co. v. the Esso Aruba | 94 F. Supp. 486 | 8 |
| 1950 | Wadell v. Green Textile Associates, Inc. | 92 F. Supp. 738 | 8 |
| 1952 | Wetherell Bros. Co. v. United States Steel Co. | 105 F. Supp. 81 | 7 |
| 1950 | Hayes v. Luckenbach SS Co. | 92 F. Supp. 684 | 6 |
| 1955 | Toohill v. Cunard Steamship Co. | 130 F. Supp. 128 | 4 |
| 1950 | Contemporary Arts, Inc. v. F. W. Woolworth Co. | 93 F. Supp. 739 | 4 |
| 1949 | Reardon v. United States | 87 F. Supp. 35 | 3 |
| 1954 | Rotary Lift Company v. Clayton | 127 F. Supp. 176 | 1 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 16 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 T. McCarthy?
- President Harry S Truman appointed William T. McCarthy to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in 1949.
- Was William T. McCarthy appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William T. McCarthy was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William T. McCarthy's confirmation vote?
- William T. McCarthy was confirmed by voice vote on January 31, 1949. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William T. McCarthy on?
- William T. McCarthy was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
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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15 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).