Leo Rayfiel
Leo Frederick Rayfiel (1888-1978) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He joined the court in 1947 after an appointment from Harry Truman. At the time of his appointment, he was a U.S. Representative from New York. He assumed senior status on March 4, 1966, and served in that position until his death on November 18, 1978.[1]
Early life and education
- New York University School of Law, LL.B., 1908
- Read law, 1918[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Brooklyn, New York, 1918-1945
- New York state assemblyman, 1939-1944
- U.S. Representative from New York, 1945-1947[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of New York
Rayfiel was nominated by Harry Truman on June 30, 1947, to a seat vacated by Grover Moscowitz; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 23, 1947, and received commission on July 30th. He assumed senior status on March 4, 1966, and served in that position until his death on November 18, 1978.[1] Rayfiel was succeeded in this position by Jack Weinstein.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Leo Rayfiel's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by: Grover Moscowitz |
Eastern District of New York 1947–1978 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Jack Weinstein
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
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