Wilfred Feinberg
| Wilfred Feinberg | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
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In office 1980–1988 |
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| Preceded by | Irving Kaufman |
| Succeeded by | James Oakes |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
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In office March 7, 1966 – January 31, 1991 |
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| Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Thurgood Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Jacobs |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
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In office October 5, 1961 – March 7, 1966 |
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| Appointed by | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Milton Pollack |
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June 22, 1920 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 31, 2014 (aged 94) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
Wilfred Feinberg (June 22, 1920 – July 31, 2014) was a United States federal judge, who served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Born in New York, New York and of Jewish descent, Feinberg received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1940 and served in the United States Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1945. He then received a LL.B. from Columbia Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the Columbia Law Review, in 1946. After graduating, Feinberg served as law clerk to Judge James P. McGranery of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1947 to 1949. He was in private practice of law in New York from 1949 to 1961, except for service as the Deputy Superintendent of the New York State Banking Department in 1958.
On October 5, 1961 Feinberg received a recess appointment from President John F. Kennedy to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York created by 75 Stat. 80. Formally nominated on January 15, 1962, Feinberg was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 16, 1962, and received his commission the following day. On January 19, 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Feinberg for elevation to the seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated by the appointment of Thurgood Marshall to the United States Supreme Court. Feinberg was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 4, 1966, and received his commission on March 7, 1966. He was Chief Judge of the Circuit from 1980 to 1988, assumed senior status on January 31, 1991, and retired from the Circuit in 2011. He served on the Judicial Conference from 1980 to 1988, chairing the Executive Committee from 1987 to 1988, and also serving as a member of the Long Range Planning Committee from 1991 to 1996. Feinberg authored many seminal opinions, including United States v. Miller, which upheld the constitutionality of a federal law prohibiting the burning of draft cards, NLRB v. J.P. Stevens & Co, the labor union case that inspired the movie, Norma Rae, and Kelly v. Wyman.
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