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Simon Hirsch Rifkind

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Simon Hirsch Rifkind served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Jun 3, 1941.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
Jun 3, 1941
Born
1901

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jun 3, 1941 – May 24, 1950

Education

  • City College of New YorkB.S., 1922
  • Columbia Law SchoolLL.B., 1925

Career

Private practice, New York City, 1926-1930, 1933-1941, 1950-1995; Administrative assistant, U.S. Sen. Robert F. Wagner ofNew York, 1927-1933

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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