Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld

Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld (March 23, 1904 – November 5, 1988) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
In office January 20, 1977 – November 5, 1988
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
In office 1971–1974
Preceded by	William H. Timbers
Succeeded by	T. Emmet Clarie
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
In office August 15, 1961 – January 20, 1977
Appointed by	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Seat established by 75 Stat. 80
Succeeded by	Ellen Bree Burns
Personal details
Born	(1904-03-23)March 23, 1904 Saint Paul, Minnesota
Died	November 5, 1988(1988-11-05) (aged 84) Hartford, Connecticut
Education	University of Minnesota (B.A.) Harvard Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born on March 23, 1904, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Blumenfeld received at Bachelor of Arts degree in 1925 from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Laws in 1928 from Harvard Law School. He worked in private practice in Hartford, Connecticut, from 1928 to 1961. He was a special assistant to the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut from 1942 to 1946.

Federal judicial service

Blumenfeld was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on August 7, 1961, to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut to a new seat authorized by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 15, 1961, and received his commission on August 15, 1961. He served as chief judge from 1971 to 1974. He assumed senior status on January 20, 1977. His service terminated on November 5, 1988, when he died in Hartford.

See also

• List of Jewish American jurists

Sources

• Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.