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Weinfeld, Edward

Born May 14, 1901, in New York, NY
Died January 17, 1988, in New York, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Nominated by Harry S Truman on July 10, 1950, to a seat vacated by Simon H. Rifkind. Confirmed by the Senate on August 1, 1950, and received commission on August 5, 1950. Service terminated on January 17, 1988, due to death.

Education:
New York University School of Law, LL.B., 1921
New York University School of Law, LL.M., 1922

Professional Career:

Chief counsel, New York State Legislative Committee Investigating Bondholders Commission, 1935
Commissioner of housing, State of New York, 1939-1942
Vice president and director, Citizens Housing and Planning Council, State of New York, 1943-50
Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 1968-1978

Bibliography

Edward Weinfeld: A Judicious Life. New York: Federal Bar Foundation, 1998.

Nelson, William E. In Pursuit of Right and Justice: Edward Weinfeld as Lawyer and Judge. New York: New York University Press, 2004.

Manuscript Collections

Biddle Law Library
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.
Edward Weinfeld papers, 1972-1977.

Portraits

[Edward Weinfeld]; by Neal Boenzi; Photograph; 1988; Copyright held by The New York Times Co.; Reproduced in Edward Weinfeld: A Judicious Life. New York: Federal Bar Foundation, 1998.

Edward Weinfeld and Bernard Botein; artist unknown; Photograph; Feb. 1960; Reproduced in William E. Nelson, In Pursuit of Right and Justice: Edward Weinfeld as Lawyer and Judge. (New York: New York University Press, 2004): 100.

Following the induction ceremony. From left to right, Fern Weinfeld, Judge John C. Knox, Judge Weinfeld, Lillian Weinfeld, and Ann Weinfeld; artist unknown; Photograph; [1950]; Reproduced in William E. Nelson, In Pursuit of Right and Justice: Edward Weinfeld as Lawyer and Judge. (New York: New York University Press, 2004): 125.

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