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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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