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Irving Robert Kaufman
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950–1961
Irving Robert Kaufman , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Irving Robert Kaufman (June 24, 1910 – February 1, 1992) was a United States federal judge, first on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and then on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Early in his tenure on the District Court, he became nationally known for presiding over the espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, and for sentencing the couple to death.
Education
- Fordham University School of LawLL.B., 1931
Career
Private practice, New York City, 1932-1935, 1940-1949; Special assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1935-1939; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1939-1940; Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1947-1948; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1973-1980
Biography
Irving Robert Kaufman (June 24, 1910 – February 1, 1992) was a United States federal judge, first on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and then on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Early in his tenure on the District Court, he became nationally known for presiding over the espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, and for sentencing the couple to death.
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