Murray Irwin Gurfein

Judge Murray Irwin Gurfein

Personal

Birthday:

11/17/1907

Birthplace:

New York, NY

Date of Death:

12/16/1979

Place of Death:

New York, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

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

Education

Name of School:

Columbia College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1926

Name of School - Second:

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1930

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Court Name:

New York Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Richard M. Nixon

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

5/20/1971

Termination Date:

9/11/1974

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

8/27/1974

Termination Date - Second:

12/16/1979

Termination Reason - Second:

Death