Murray Gurfein
| Murray Gurfein | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Second Circuit | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #8 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Richard Nixon |
| Active: | 8/27/1974 - 12/16/1979 |
| Preceded by: | Paul Hays |
| Succeeded by: | Lawrence Pierce |
| Past post: | Southern District of New York |
| Past term: | 5/20/1971 - 9/11/1974 |
| Past position: | Seat #11 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | November 17, 1907 |
| Home State: | New York, NY |
| Deceased: | December 16, 1979 |
| Bachelors: | Columbia, A.B., 1926 |
| Law School: | Harvard Law, LL.B., 1930 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army, 1942-1946 |
Contents |
Early life and education
- Columbia College, A.B., 1926
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1930[1]
Military career
- U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, O.S.S., 1942-1946[1]
Professional career
- Law clerk, Hon. Julian Mack, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1930-1931
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1931-1933
- Private practice, New York City, 1933-1935
- Deputy assistant district attorney, New York County, NY, 1935-1938
- Assistant district attorney, New York County, NY, 1938-1942
- Assistant to Hon. Robert H. Jackson, U.S. Chief Counsel in Nuremberg Trials, 1945
- Private practice, New York City, 1946-1971[1]
Judicial career
Second Circuit
Gurfein was nominated to the Second Circuit by President Richard Nixon on July 11, 1974, to a seat vacated by Paul Hays; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 22, 1974, and received commission five days later. He served until his death on December 16, 1979.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Lawrence Pierce.
Southern District of New York
Gurfein was nominated to the Southern District of New York by President Richard Nixon on April 14, 1971, to a seat vacated by Thomas Murphy; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 20, 1971, and received commission that same day. He served the Southern District of New York until September 11, 1974, before advancing to the Second Circuit.[1] Gurfein was succeeded in this position by Charles Haight.
See also
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Murray Gurfein's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Thomas Murphy |
Southern District of New York 1971–1974 |
Succeeded by: Charles Haight |
| Preceded by: Paul Hays |
Second Circuit 1974–1979 Seat #8 |
Succeeded by: Lawrence Pierce |
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| Former Chief judges |
Kimba Wood • Andrew Peck • Lisa Smith • John Clark Knox • William Bondy • John William Clancy • Charles Brieant • David Edelstein • Lloyd MacMahon • Constance Motley • Sylvester Ryan • Sidney Sugarman • | ||
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
