14 Facts About Wilfred Feinberg

Wilfred Feinberg was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Wilfred Feinberg was in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945.

Wilfred Feinberg was a law clerk for Judge James P McGranery of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1947 to 1949.

Wilfred Feinberg was in private practice in New York City from 1949 to 1961.

Wilfred Feinberg was deputy superintendent of the New York State Department of Banks in 1958.

Wilfred Feinberg was nominated to the same position by President Kennedy on January 15,1962.

Wilfred Feinberg was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 16,1962, and received his commission on March 17,1962.

Wilfred Feinberg's service terminated on March 7,1966, due to elevation to the Second Circuit.

Wilfred Feinberg was confirmed by the Senate on March 4,1966, and received his commission on March 7,1966.

Wilfred Feinberg served as Chief Judge from 1980 to 1988.

Wilfred Feinberg was a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1980 to 1988.

Wilfred Feinberg's service terminated on July 31,2014, due to his death in New York City.

In 2004 Feinberg received the 22nd Annual Edward J Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award, which honors an Article III judge whose career has been exemplary, as measured by the significant contributions to the administration of justice, the advancement of the rule of law, and the improvement of society as a whole.

Wilfred Feinberg has been awarded the Learned Hand Medal for Excellence in Federal Jurisprudence and the Edward Weinfeld Award.