William Nelson Runyon
Appointed by President Warren G. Harding in 1923 and confirmed by voice vote, William Nelson Runyon was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He earned a law degree from New York Law School in 1894. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1871–1931
- Appointed by
- Warren G. Harding, 1923
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Yale 1892 · New York Law School 1894
- Succeeded by
- Phillip Forman
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | District of New Jersey | Harding (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 University | A.B. | 1892 |
| New York Law School | LL.B. | 1894 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Runyon authored 7 published opinions for the court (1924–1930). Most cited: Haskell v. Perkins (19 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Haskell v. Perkins | 28 F.2d 222 | 19 |
| 1927 | Hudson Motor Car Co. v. Hudson Tire Co. | 21 F.2d 453 | 8 |
| 1928 | In Re CITIZENSHIP STATUS OF MINOR CHILDREN WHERE MOTHER ALONE BECOMES CITIZEN THROUGH NATURALIZATION | 25 F.2d 210 | 7 |
| 1930 | Imhoff-Berg Silk Dyeing Co. v. United States | 43 F.2d 836 | 5 |
| 1928 | American Safety Razor Corp. v. International Safety Razor Corp. | 26 F.2d 108 | 5 |
| 1930 | Schneider v. Duffy | 43 F.2d 642 | 4 |
| 1924 | Klein v. Wilson & Co. | 7 F.2d 769 | 3 |
Showing the 7 most-cited of 7 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 Nelson Runyon?
- President Warren G. Harding appointed William Nelson Runyon to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1923.
- Was William Nelson Runyon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William Nelson Runyon was appointed by President Warren G. Harding, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William Nelson Runyon's confirmation vote?
- William Nelson Runyon was confirmed by voice vote on January 16, 1923. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William Nelson Runyon on?
- William Nelson Runyon was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Bain News Service, publisher (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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8 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).