Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld
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. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1904–1988
- 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
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | District of Connecticut | Kennedy (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Minnesota | B.A. | 1925 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1928 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Blumenfeld authored 263 published opinions for the court (1961–1988). Most cited: Boz Scaggs Music v. KND Corp. (98 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Boz Scaggs Music v. KND Corp. | 491 F. Supp. 908 | 98 |
| 1984 | Thurman v. City of Torrington | 595 F. Supp. 1521 | 59 |
| 1974 | Feldman v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc. | 382 F. Supp. 1271 | 54 |
| 1972 | United States v. International Telephone & Telegraph Corp. | 349 F. Supp. 22 | 51 |
| 1968 | United States Ex Rel. Robinson v. York | 281 F. Supp. 8 | 49 |
| 1980 | Munno v. Amoco Oil Co. | 488 F. Supp. 1114 | 48 |
| 1975 | Cole v. University of Hartford | 391 F. Supp. 888 | 41 |
| 1974 | I-291 Why? Association v. Burns | 372 F. Supp. 223 | 41 |
| 1987 | Andreo v. Friedlander, Gaines, Cohen, Rosenthal & Rosenberg | 660 F. Supp. 1362 | 38 |
| 1969 | Carey v. Local Board No. 2, Hartford, Connecticut | 297 F. Supp. 252 | 38 |
| 1984 | Clute v. Davenport Co. | 584 F. Supp. 1562 | 35 |
| 1978 | Hoffman v. Searles | 445 F. Supp. 749 | 34 |
| 1973 | Wolak v. United States | 366 F. Supp. 1106 | 32 |
| 1977 | Moore v. Slonim | 426 F. Supp. 524 | 31 |
| 1961 | F & L DRUG CORP. v. American Central Insurance Co. | 200 F. Supp. 718 | 31 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 263 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in 1961.
- Was Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld's confirmation vote?
- Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld was confirmed by voice vote on August 15, 1961. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld on?
- Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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27 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).