District of Connecticut / Appointed 1961 / Served to 1988

Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and confirmed by voice vote, Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1928. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, August 15, 1961

Appointed by
John F. Kennedy, 1961
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
University of Minnesota 1925 · Harvard Law School 1928
Succeeded by
Ellen Bree Burns
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1961District of ConnecticutKennedy (D)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

27 years on the District of Connecticut. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).