Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld

Who was Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld?

Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld was a United States federal judge who served as chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Blumenfeld was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received a B.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1925, and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1928. He was in private practice of law in Hartford, Connecticut from 1928 to 1961, and was a special assistant to U.S. attorney of Hartford from 1942 to 1946.

On August 7, 1961, Blumenfeld was nominated by President John F. Kennedy to a new seat on the District Court for the District of Connecticut, created by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 15, 1961, and received commission the same day. He served as chief judge from 1971 to 1974. He assumed senior status on January 20, 1977, and died in 1988.