John Patrick Hartigan

How Judge Hartigan rules, drawn from 28 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Hartigan no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Position
circuit
Status
Retired 1968
Served
1951–1968
Appointed by
Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Commissioned
1951-01-03
Education
Brown University (AB); Columbia University (AM); Columbia Law School (LLB)
Signed orders read
28

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Christiansen v. United States
· 1951-11-14
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The final decree of the district court is affirmed.”

National Labor Relations Board v. Clark Shoe Co.
· 1951-06-19
Petition for review (petitioner) Denied

“A decree will be entered dismissing the Board’s petition.”

United States v. Sullivan
· 1954-06-21
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“The judgment of the district court, as hereby modified only with respect to interest, is affirmed.”

Roche v. New Hampshire Nat. Bank
· 1951-11-14
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The judgment of the district court is affirmed.”

Landy v. Silverman
· 1951-05-16
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“The judgment of the district court is reversed and the case is remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion; the appellant recovers costs on appeal.”

Amoroso v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
· 1952-01-08
Petition for review (petitioner) Denied

“The decision of the Tax Court is affirmed.”

Henry Protzmann v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
· 1960-04-08
Petition for review (petitioner) Granted

“Judgment will be entered vacating the decision of the Tax Court and remanding to the Tax Court for entry of an order not inconsistent with this opinion.”

National Labor Relations Board v. Somerville Buick, Inc.
· 1952-01-28
Petition for review (petitioner) Granted

“A decree will be entered enforcing the order of the Board.”

Mutual Trust Life Ins. Co. v. Tardelli
· 1953-01-28
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“The judgment of the district court is vacated and the case is remanded to that court for a new trial; the appellant recovers costs on appeal.”

Herman R. Landon, District Director of Immigration and Naturalization v. Elsa Clarke
· 1957-01-09
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“A judgment will be entered vacating the order of the district court and remanding the case to that court for the entry of an order consistent with this opinion.”

Herman Carter v. Schooner Pilgrim Inc.
· 1956-11-30
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“A judgment will be entered vacating that part of the judgment of the District Court which dismissed counts I and II of the complaint, and remanding the case to that court for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.”

National Labor Relations Board v. Ken Rose Motors, Inc.
· 1952-01-21
Petition for review (petitioner) Granted

“A degree will be entered enforcing the order of the Board.”

A historical record

Judge Hartigan no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.