Wilfred Feinberg

Biography of Wilfred Feinberg

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Feinberg
• First Name: Wilfred
• Date of Birth: June , 22 , 1920
• Place of Birth (POB): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Date of Death: July , 31 , 2014
• Place of Death (POD): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Wilfred Feinberg 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: John F. Kennedy ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/15/1962
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Judicial Recess Appointment date: 10/05/1961
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 75 Stat. 80
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/15/1962
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 03/15/1962
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/16/1962
• Commission Date: 03/17/1962
• Date of Termination: 03/07/1966
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Wilfred Feinberg

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: Lyndon B. Johnson ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/19/1966
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Marshall , Thurgood
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/19/1966
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 03/02/1966
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/04/1966
• Commission Date: 03/07/1966
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1980
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1988
• Retirement from Active Service: 01/31/1991
• Date of Termination: 07/31/2014
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Wilfred Feinberg in the Law School

• Name of School: Columbia College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1940

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Columbia Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1946

Wilfred Feinberg Career Path

Employment:

• U.S. Army, 1942-1945
• Law clerk, Hon. James P. McGranery, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1947-1949
• Private practice, New York City, 1949-1961
• Deputy superintendent, New York State Department of Banks, 1958
• Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, September 23, 1961; no Senate vote
• Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, October 11, 1965; no Senate vote

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