Murray Irwin Gurfein

Biography of Murray Irwin Gurfein

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Gurfein
• First Name: Murray
• Middle Name: Irwin
• Date of Birth: November , 17 , 1907
• Place of Birth (POB): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Date of Death: December , 16 , 1979
• Place of Death (POD): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Murray Irwin Gurfein Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Richard M. Nixon ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/14/1971
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Murphy , Thomas F.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/14/1971
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 05/19/1971
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/20/1971
• Commission Date: 05/20/1971
• Date of Termination: 09/11/1974
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Murray Irwin Gurfein

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: Richard M. Nixon ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 07/11/1974
• Seat vacated by: Hays , Paul Raymond
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 07/11/1974
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 08/22/1974
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 08/22/1974
• Commission Date: 08/27/1974
• Date of Termination: 12/16/1979
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Murray Irwin Gurfein in the Law School

• Name of School: Columbia College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1926

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1930

Murray Irwin Gurfein Career Path

Employment:

• Law clerk, Hon. Julian Mack, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1930-1931
• Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1931-1933
• Private practice, New York City, 1933-1935, 1946-1971
• Deputy assistant district attorney, New York County, New York, 1935-1938
• Assistant district attorney, New York County, New York, 1938-1942
• U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, Office of Strategic Services, 1942-1946
• Assistant, Hon. Robert H. Jackson, chief U.S. prosecutor, Nuremberg Trials, 1945

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