Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld

Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld (March 23, 1904 – November 5, 1988) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
In office
January 20, 1977 – November 5, 1988
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
In office
1971–1974
Preceded byWilliam H. Timbers
Succeeded byT. Emmet Clarie
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
In office
August 15, 1961 – January 20, 1977
Appointed byJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded bySeat established by 75 Stat. 80
Succeeded byEllen Bree Burns
Personal details
Born(1904-03-23)March 23, 1904
Saint Paul, Minnesota
DiedNovember 5, 1988(1988-11-05) (aged 84)
Hartford, Connecticut
EducationUniversity of Minnesota (B.A.)
Harvard Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born on March 23, 1904 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Blumenfeld received at Bachelor of Arts degree in 1925 from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Laws in 1928 from Harvard Law School. He worked in private practice in Hartford, Connecticut from 1928 to 1961. He was a Special Assistant to the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut from 1942 to 1946.[1]

Federal judicial service

Blumenfeld was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on August 7, 1961 to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut to a new seat authorized by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 15, 1961, and received his commission on August 15, 1961. He served as Chief Judge from 1971 to 1974. He assumed senior status on January 20, 1977. His service terminated on November 5, 1988when he passed in Hartford.[1]

See also

References
  1. Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources


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