Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld

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Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld (born March 23, 1904 in Saint Paul , Minnesota , †  November 5, 1988 in Hartford , Connecticut ) was an American lawyer . After his appointment by President John F. Kennedy , he served from 1961 as a federal judge in the Federal District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Career

After graduating from school, Mosher Blumenfeld attended the University of Minnesota , where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1925 . This was followed in 1928 with a Bachelor of Laws at Harvard Law School in Cambridge ( Massachusetts ). He then stayed in New England and ran a law firm in Hartford until 1961. Between 1942 and 1946 he served as a special assistant to the federal attorney for the Connecticut District.

On August 7, 1961, Blumenfeld was appointed judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut by President Kennedy ; so he took over a previously newly established seat. After confirmation by the US Senate , which took place eight days later, he was able to take office immediately. From 1971 to 1974 he was Chief Judge chairman of this federal court . On January 20, 1977, he switched to senior status and thus effectively retired. His seat fell to Ellen Bree Burns ; the court was chaired by T. Emmet Clarie . Mosher Blumenfeld died on November 5, 1988 in Hartford and was buried in the cemetery of the Emanuel Synagogue in Wethersfield .

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SURNAME Blumenfeld, Mosher Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint Paul , Minnesota
DATE OF DEATH 5th November 1988
Place of death Hartford , Connecticut