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Murray Irwin Gurfein

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Murray Irwin Gurfein served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Appointed by Richard M. Nixon and confirmed Aug 22, 1974.

Appointed by
Richard M. Nixon
Confirmed
Aug 22, 1974
Born
1907

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkRichard M. Nixon · May 20, 1971 – Sep 11, 1974
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitRichard M. Nixon · Aug 22, 1974 – Dec 16, 1979

Education

  • Columbia CollegeA.B., 1926
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1930

Career

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; Chair, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 1978-1979

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