Wilfred Feinberg

Judge Wilfred Feinberg

Personal

Birthday:

6/22/1920

Birthplace:

New York, NY

Date of Death:

7/31/2014

Place of Death:

New York, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army, 1942-1945
Law clerk, Hon. James P. McGranery, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1947-1949
Private practice, New York City, 1949-1961
Deputy superintendent, New York State Department of Banks, 1958

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, September 23, 1961; no Senate vote
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, October 11, 1965; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Columbia College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1940

Name of School - Second:

Columbia Law School

Public service is a critical component of a legal education and the professional development of our students," said David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. "This new guarantee supports a core principle of our school, as we aspire to train lawyers who view pro bono work as central to their commitment to our system of justice.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1946

Judicial Career

Court Name:

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

Court Name:

New York Southern District Court

President Nominating:

John F. Kennedy

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

3/17/1962

Termination Date:

3/7/1966

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:

3/7/1966

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

1/31/1991

Termination Date - Second:

7/31/2014

Termination Reason - Second:

Death