Edward Weinfeld (May 14, 1901 – January 17, 1988) was a
United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Born on May 14, 1901, in
New York City
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,
New York, Weinfeld received a
Bachelor of Laws
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in 1921 from the
New York University School of Law
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and a
Master of Laws
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in 1922 from the same institution. He served as chief counsel for the New York State Legislative Committee Investigating Bondholders Commission in 1935. He was the Commissioner of Housing for the State of New York from 1939 to 1942. He was Vice President and Director of the Citizens Housing and Planning Council for the State of New York from 1943 to 1950.
His brother was New York assemblyman and judge
Morris Weinfeld.
Federal judicial service
Weinfeld was nominated by President
Harry S. Truman
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on July 10, 1950, to a seat on the
vacated by Judge
Simon H. Rifkind. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on August 1, 1950, and received his commission on August 5, 1950. He was a member of the
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
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from 1968 to 1978. His service terminated on January 17, 1988, due to his death in New York City.
See also
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List of Jewish American jurists
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Supreme Court of the United States
Federal judges Appellate judges
* Robert E. Bacharach, Judge of the United States Court of ...
References
Sources
* ''Edward Weinfeld: A Judicious Life''. New York: Federal Bar Foundation, 1998.
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Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
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1901 births
1988 deaths
New York University School of Law alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States district court judges appointed by Harry S. Truman
20th-century American judges
20th-century American lawyers