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Second Circuit

Wilfred Feinberg

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Former Born June 22, 1920, New York, NY Died July 31, 2014 3 panel seats recorded

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic
Seat
CA21102
Nominated
Jan. 19, 1966
Committee hearing
March 2, 1966
Committee action
Reported (favorably)March 2, 1966
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
March 4, 1966
Commissioned
March 7, 1966
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 1980until Jan. 1, 1988
Senior status
Jan. 31, 1991
Service ended
July 31, 2014Death

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge March 17, 1962 March 17, 1966 Appointment to Another Judicial Position John F. Kennedy
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge March 7, 1966 July 31, 2014 Death Lyndon B. Johnson

Recent judicial activity

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
Davis v. Rodriguez Decided April 14, 2004 Authored
Robert Kerman v. The City of New York, Daniel Dilucia, William Crossan, John Hume, Thomas Loomis, Steve Kaminski, Mark Demarco, Andrew Oberfeldt, James Moran, Edward Joergens, "John Doe", "Richard Roe", "Jane Doe", (The Last Three Names Being Fictitious, Said Individuals Being Employees of the City of New York Who Participated in Taking Robert Kerman, Into Custody or in Dispatching Police Officers to Robert Kerman's Home or Operating the City's Emergency Medical Service 911 System as Set Forth in the Complaint) Decided July 26, 2001 Authored
Rodriguez v. City of New York Decided Dec. 19, 1995

Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Davis v. Rodriguez Second Circuit April 14, 2004
Opinion Robert Kerman v. The City of New York, Daniel Dilucia, William Crossan, John Hume, Thomas Loomis, Steve Kaminski, Mark Demarco, Andrew Oberfeldt, James Moran, Edward Joergens, "John Doe", "Richard Roe", "Jane Doe", (The Last Three Names Being Fictitious, Said Individuals Being Employees of the City of New York Who Participated in Taking Robert Kerman, Into Custody or in Dispatching Police Officers to Robert Kerman's Home or Operating the City's Emergency Medical Service 911 System as Set Forth in the Complaint) Second Circuit July 26, 2001